From the CEO of Mastodon: What to know about Threads

developerjustin@kbin.social to Fediverse@kbin.social – 1 points – What to know about Threads
blog.joinmastodon.org

There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today.

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ChatGPT summary of the blog post:

Here is a summary of the blog:

  • Threads are a way to organize conversations on Mastodon, a decentralized social network.

  • Threads allow users to reply to specific posts and create branching discussions that are easy to follow and participate in.

  • Threads can be public or private, depending on the visibility settings of the original post and the replies.

  • Users can view threads by clicking on the reply icon of any post, or by using the "Show thread" option in the menu.

  • Users can also join or leave threads by using the "Follow thread" or "Unfollow thread" options in the menu.

  • Threads are a powerful feature that enhance the user experience and foster community engagement on Mastodon.

  • Mastodon and Threads will likely be able to communicate with each other once Threads supports federation, but it will depend on the server operators' choices. Mastodon users can always switch servers or self-host if they want more control.

  • Threads will not be able to impose their moderation policies on other servers, and that each server will have its own rules and tools. Mastodon servers can block specific content from Threads if they want to.

  • Mastodon welcomes the adoption of ActivityPub by large platforms, as it validates the decentralized social web and enables users to switch platforms more easily. This creates more competition and pressure for better services.

So....it sounds like Mastodon changed their mind on not wanting to have communications with Meta at all....shit

Mastodon is 100% a competitor to #Meta, and if I were #Mastodon, I would watch my back since everything Meta does is only for the benefit (or the endgame is) for themselves and their market share. Best case scenario would for Meta to extinguish Mastodon and have everyone go to #threads.

I do not understand why Mastedon is downplaying the very likely scenario of Meta EEE'ing the shit out of ActivityPub once they get people to migrate to Threads

I understand all the fear around meta. However on federated platforms, is all competition not a good thing?

Also I have to imagine the overlap between the type of people currently on federated platforms, and those willing to use any platform made by meta is rather slim.

Also what do you think about the comparisons with XMPP?

Just curious to hear your thoughts

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Will a large platform like Meta joining Mastodon overwhelm smaller servers?

This could be interesting for Kbin, it's true that Mastodon shouldn't see an influx of Threads only content, but the Microblog for Kbin may be overwhelmed, since it's followed by tag, at least how I'm using it, not user

Kbin tags work the same way. Every person you see in the microblog tag is directly followed by someone on Kbin.

I have purposely been going out and following interesting Mastodon accounts from Kbin to ensure that they're being brought over into the Kbin feed and put into the proper magazines.

TLDR: Mastodon trying their damndest to rationalize taking the money.

That's not actually the tl;dr in my opinion, but others should decide for themselves.

Whats your source on "taking the money", by the way?

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