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> Why? If they federate, I can follow people who post on Threads, but I get a chronological timeline I control and no ads. It's kind of their carrot to get goo
by w0m 3y ago
> Why? If they federate, I can follow people who post on Threads, but I get a chronological timeline I control and no ads.
It's kind of their carrot to get good will and PR from the vocal-but-small nerd-crowd though I think. Facebook could outright block people with adblockers; but don't as an example because (people would throw a shitfit). Good PR/Vibes from federating could go far fighting the 'ewe meta' stigma attached to Threads.
- rsynnott 3y agoAlso potentially some "look, we can play nice" signalling to the European Commission; with the DMA on the way this has to be on their minds.
- Kye 3y agoThe EU Commission is on the EU Mastodon instance, so they can do better than signal if they federate. They can just @ them. https://social.network.europa.eu/@EU_Commission https://social.network.europa.eu/@EU_Commission
- not2b 3y agoI think it might have more to do with regulatory concerns, maybe they think that appearing to be more open will make them seem less monopolistic. On the other hand, they aren't launching in Europe because of their troubles there.