I regret ever vouching for Threads. I still can't say for certain, their true intentions when it comes to Fedi, but when Meta employees start following the fake Fediverse account it doesn't leave a good taste in the mouth....🙄🤦‍♂️

#Threads #Meta #Fedi #Fediverse #Mastodon

Just deleted my Meta account.

I'm free. Fuck that place. The employees are dumb as fuck. Following fake Fediverse accounts. Like WTF!!!

#Meta #Fedi #Fediverse #Threads #Mastodon

👆 this is the most ridiculous shit ever. I think I'll be blocking Threads on my instance after tomorrow until they federate.

I'm wasting my time there if I'm just gonna be thwarted by a fake account. Fuck them.

Even worse that it's the fucking engineer I personally messaged about the account being fake. @jessel

Threads Engineer: "Oh? The account is fake? I better follow it to legitimize it!!"

🙄🤦‍♂️

#Threads #Meta #Fedi #Fediverse #Mastodon

There's nothing like getting mocked by your own follower on Threads. Thankfully none of you wonderful people engage in such ridiculous behavior.🤦‍♂️

#Threads #Meta #Fedi #Fediverse

my experience on threads. 👆🙄

#Fediverse #Fedi #Meta #Threads #Mastodon #SocialMedia

The story is from May 2. This is as much a reflection of the users as it is of #Meta's modus operandi.

"The longer a Twitter veteran spends on Threads, the more they notice what might be described as big Meta energy — and that's not a good thing." #Threads

"Too many Threads users are coming direct from Instagram and unwittingly relying on the Meta algorithm's pick of the Threads it wants them to read — regardless of whether they actually follow the accounts posting them" https://mashable.com/article/meta-threads-beat-twitter-x @Mashable @BeAware

What Threads needs to be the next Twitter (sorry, X)

Zuckerberg's Twitter replacement is becoming more popular than Musk's, but that's a low bar. One feature is desperately needed.

^{Chris Taylor (Mashable)}

Continuing to fight the uneducated misinformation campaign by the fake "Fediverse" Threads account...🤦‍♂️

If you're on Threads and want to help me fight this, find me there @beaware.live and boost/repost as well as like my "pinned" quote post calling them out!

We don't get people educated on Fediverse by spreading easily verifiable false info!

#Fedi #Fediverse #Meta #Threads

Yay! My #Flipboard account is federating: @darnell@flipboard.com

Like #Threads & #Ghost, Flipboard is beta testing #ActivityPub on its main site.

I believe Flipboard will prove to be a counterweight to Threads and a prime location for news & pundits (as #Meta does not really desire the latter two on their platforms).

Well, I just informed Threads about the fake "Fediverse" Threads account.

That's pretty much all I can do. I don't know what else to do at this point. I'm at a loss for words that it's even allowed as a username in the first place.

#Fedi #Fediverse #Threads #Meta #Fake

I'm beating a dead horse at this point, but I wonder how many people @Fediverse@Threads.net has convinced to turn on Fediverse sharing with their misinformation spreading....

My guess is that number is QUITE low or even 0.....

What an embarrassment.🤦‍♂️

And yes, the link is broken because they don't even have the feature turned on. Yep, the FEDIVERSE account on Threads doesn't have Fediverse enabled....yikes

#Fedi #Fediverse #Threads #Meta #Mastodon #AcitivityPub

Edit: thanks for the boosts everyone. Unfortunately I think it's not gonna do much good. The person running the account is showing how unknowledgeable they are and how they won't be answering actual questions by responding to a user from Pakistan who inquired about Fediverse by saying that Pakistan is poor, so there's not good enough infrastructure there. Which is obviously not the reason Meta hasn't turned the feature on there yet.😳I feel embarrassed FOR them at this point.

Oh well. It's really badly missed opportunity, as you don't get a 2nd first impression and unfortunately, they might be a Threads users first stop when searching....🤦‍♂️

Thanks anyway, everyone.😔

#Fediverse #Fedi #Threads #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Meta

Kurzer Nachschlag zur „Antwort auf meine Threads-Frage“

Heute wurde ich dank @crossgolf_rebel@moppels.bar auf einen Artikel bei TechCrunch aufmerksam:
Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media (arch)

Was ich da lesen musste – insbesondere auch „zwischen den Zeilen“ – hat mich in meiner Entscheidung […]

#Bluesky #Fediverse #Meta #Threads

https://pepecyb.hu/b/1QM

This video is SO good! Anyone who is interested in Fediverse nuances and the issues we've been debating for months now, should definitely watch this video! 4/?

#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #Misskey #Sharkey #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #NodeBB #GoToSocial #Meta #Threads #Nostr #BlueSky #BridgyFed #Momostr #Bridge #Flipboard

So, at the 29 minute mark, Ryan talks about how Mastodon's search discoverability feature is currently opt-in and there's only 5-6% of people currently opting-in. That's a wild statistic!😬 3/?

#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #Misskey #Sharkey #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #NodeBB #GoToSocial #Meta #Threads #Nostr #BlueSky #BridgyFed #Momostr #Bridge #Flipboard

Ryan made a pretty good point around the 16 minute mark about how Threads wasn't told to make their federation "opt-in" from the Fediverse side and that people feel differently about bridges for some reason.

Even though, they're the same thing, in most ways. 2/?

#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #Misskey #Sharkey #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #NodeBB #GoToSocial #Meta #Threads #Nostr #BlueSky #BridgyFed #Momostr #Bridge #Flipboard

Finally sitting down to watch/listen to the podcast with Mike Mccue, CEO of Flipboard, and Ryan Barrett, creator of BridgyFed.

This should be good!😁

So cool to see the leaders in this space share info and help each other make this the best social media project it could be! 1/?

Link: https://inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=TtVtQOHl9DY

#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #Misskey #Sharkey #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #NodeBB #GoToSocial #Meta #Threads #Nostr #BlueSky #BridgyFed #Momostr #Bridge #Flipboard

Building Bridges to the Fediverse, with Ryan Barrett

The beauty of an open system is that anyone can build on top of it and try to make it a better place. In the fediverse, software engineer Ryan Barrett is one such developer.

^{Flipboard | Invidious}

Sunday MIGHT be blog day...🤔

I haven't done that in A LONG TIME. However, there's been LOTS happening and I'm very excited for the future of the platform, right now.

I am obviously still a little cynical when it comes to corporations and their intentions with Fedi, though.

If I have time, (and if I feel good enough. Anxiety is a bitch) I'll do a writing session and detail my thoughts, reasonings, and experiences with this social movement so far.

I'll also be detailing the nuances of each cross-platform integration I have firsthand experience with.

Let me know if this is a type of blog post would be interesting or intriguing to you and it might help me with motivation to pull it off. I don't want to "yell into the void". Especially with something I have so much passion for, and will take some time to complete.

#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #Misskey #Sharkey #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #NodeBB #GoToSocial #Meta #Threads #Nostr #BlueSky #BridgyFed #Momostr #Bridge #Flipboard #WordPress #Blog #Blogging

I can't wait till Fedi opens certain floodgates.

Lots of niche topics and communities are non-existent here.

I try SO hard to engage in pro wrestling discussion here, but it just isn't happening like it is on other platforms.

On threads, in 4 minutes, Smackdown will most likely be Trending. Here, maybe 5 people will casually mention it throughout the show.

There's a lot to be desired here and I hope this new social movement changes things for the better.

#Fedi #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Threads #Meta #ProWrestling #ProfessionalWrestling #WWE #WWESmackdown

It's such an exciting time for social media.

Fediverse is going near-mainstream due to wide adoption.

Bluesky now "unofficially" federates with the fantastic work of Ryan Barrett's BridgyFed!

Threads has one-way federation and claims to plan to fully federate soon enough.

Flipboard is actively working on Federation, some parts already working!

Nostr is federated using the Momostr Pink bridge which also bridges Threads.

The future of interconnected social media is now. Exciting times, we are in!😁

#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #Misskey #Sharkey #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #NodeBB #GoToSocial #Meta #Threads #Nostr #BlueSky #BridgyFed #Momostr #Bridge #Flipboard

The fucking ignorance on Threads is fucking laughable.🤣🤣 This man just called me a "Fediverse Stan account"

Un-fucking-believable!🙄🙄🙄Everyone, point and laugh at the idiot!🤣

https://www.threads.net/@freshhellcomic/post/C6eNoT7xm-L

Edit: He blocked me!!!🤣🤣🤣

#Fedi #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Threads #Meta #Ignorance #Mastodon #ActivityPub

FRESH HELL by Shaka (@freshhellcomic) on Threads

A “Fediverse” stan account is wild business 😂😂😂😂😂

^Threads

Apparently on Threads, you have to make a post complaining about not being seen because of the algorithm, to be seen because of the algorithm.🤦‍♂️🤣

If that's not ironic, then idk what is.😳

#Threads #Fediverse #Fedi #Meta #Threadiverse

So lemme get this straight, recent big things for Mastodon:

- Opened up to Facebook who literally helped genocide happen and censors certain posts on their platform, after closed door meetings
- Added AI bro and crypto fucker Amir Ghavi as a board member
- Added a cofounder of Twitter as a board member.

It is becoming reasonable to question if there is a current goal to ensure Mastodon becomes less attractive to its core userbase. Almost like it's being sabotaged on purpose.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/

#Mastodon #Twitter #Meta #Facebook #FuckAI #AI #Crypto #Fediverse

Meta has lost $45bn on #Metaverse since 2020. #Meta could have bought #Twitter and still had $1bn left in the bank.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/metas-reality-labs-posts-3point85-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html

Meta's Reality Labs posts $3.85 billion loss in first quarter

Mark Zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse continues to be a money-bleeding endeavor, with the unit reporting billions of dollars in losses every quarter.

^{Alex Koller (CNBC)}

Meta lost $3.85 billion on the metaverse in the first quarter of 2024 alone. You know, that thing we all laughed about a couple years ago and next to no one actually uses.

It’s burned $45 billion on the metaverse since the end of 2020.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/metas-reality-labs-posts-3point85-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html

#tech #meta #metaverse #vr

Meta's Reality Labs posts $3.85 billion loss in first quarter

Mark Zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse continues to be a money-bleeding endeavor, with the unit reporting billions of dollars in losses every quarter.

^{Alex Koller (CNBC)}

Threads is the largest player so far to adopt #ActivityPub, and as @mike says, “The implications are huge.”

Why is Threads doing this? How is the team working with the community? How are they thinking about moderation, monetization and privacy in these early days and going forward?
In the newest episode of @dot_social, Mike digs in with @rklambo, Director of Product Management, and @pcottle, Software Engineer. Check it out in the fediverse on PeerTube or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. More details here:

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/threads-dot-social/

#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Federation #MastodonMigration #Threads #Meta #ActivityPub #Flipboard

Threads Has Entered the Building (and the Dot Social Podcast) - Flipboard

Threads is the largest player so far to adopt ActivityPub, which is needed for the open social web to scale. Why is Threads doing this?

^{Mia Quagliarello (Flipboard)}

And here it is, the dark pattern at work....this threads integration is starting to go badly already....🤦‍♂️🙄

edit: and here's a threads engineer purposefully misconstruing the definition of dark patterns in a reply to me. https://social.beaware.live/@beaware.live@threads.net/112312317899201996 🤬

#Fedi #Fediverse #Threads #EEE #Meta #ActivityPub

And it’s why you do not pursue #meta on #DMA over their #Whatsapp who use #social #pressure to maintain their #monopoly ?

or #Google that hide @Tutanota from their #search or #meta again that hide #mastodon integration behind a #scare #screen.

We've got new Dot Social podcast episodes coming with fediverse leaders, starting with @mike's conversation with Meta's @rklambo and @pcottle, two key people building #Threads. That one releases on Monday, followed by episodes with @snarfed.org and @molly0xfff. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Here's more info:

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/dot-social-new-episodes/

#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Flipboard #Federation #MastodonMigration #ActivityPub #Meta #Threads #MetaThreads #BridgyFed #Web3

Dot Social Podcast Launches New Episodes - Flipboard

New episodes are coming featuring the builders at Threads, Ryan Barrett and Molly White. Don't miss Mike McCue's show with fediverse leaders.

^{Mia Quagliarello (Flipboard)}

“Israel is killing people based on being in the same Whatsapp group as a suspected militant. Where are they getting this data? Is WhatsApp sharing it?”

‪https://blog.paulbiggar.com/meta-and-lavender/

I feel we have to make this relevant to USians given how low the exchange rate of Palestinian lives to the US Dollar is: Think of it this way, this probably means your credit score is also affected by the people in your WhatsApp groups.

(So, do we finally have your attention?)🤞

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #genocide #Meta

Meta and Lavender

A little-discussed detail in the Lavender AI article is that Israel is killing people based on being in the same Whatsapp group [1] as a suspected militant [2].

^{Paul Biggar}