Can someone explain why so many people here are FOR blocking Threads.net on a server level? - eviltoast

I might not be understanding something about the fediverse, but isn’t this like if you couldn’t send or receive email from a friend because you use gmail Google decided to block @icloud domains?

Like, you’re not forced to follow or interact with it, and are free to block it if you can think of a reason to, I just don’t see why such an open platform used to limit users in this way

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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    this is exactly it. these people are posting public information, and are then getting butt-hurt when its used a public resource.

    im running an mbin instance (shoutout https://moist.catsweat.com !), which does connect to threads. I purposefully avoided using lemmy as its not capable of doing that. I wanted to give people stuck in the FB walled garden a path out where they could still communicate with their friends and family on threads.

    my only concern with threads is one of resource management/volume. I cant have their stream physically take down my server, so that would be the only reason for me to block them.

    a rather large lemmy contingent are vehemently, emotionally anti-meta. see also the ‘fedipact’