@Gargron I wish this option was available to the users themselves, instead of instance owners 🤷🏻‍♂️

Edit: looks like my wording created some confusion. What I meant was that I wished the blocking option was available only at the user level and not also at the instance owner’s disposal to take that decision on behalf of the entire instance.

@Gargron This is such a naive take on this situation.

@Gargron Thanks, though an option in the preferences would be nicer so we never have to see them at all.

@Gargron
"and stops your posts from being delivered to or fetched by Threads."
Is it possible that Gargron don't know what AUTHORIZEDFETCH is? 🤯

@Gargron Yeah, I do not plan to block #Threads, as I am extending the same policy toward them that I do other instances (in essence, I am treating them like any other instance).

With Threads & #Flipboard joining the #Fediverse en masse soon, I am excited for what 2024 has in store!

Also, it should make it easier to convince businesses & politicians who use #WordPress to install the #ActivityPub plugin so they can interact with the Fediverse without needing to join another site.

@Gargron Our entire server decided "Yeah, that's a no from me, dawg" and I couldn't be happier.

@Gargron Danka. Merry Christmas

@Gargron Thank you.

@Gargron I, for one, thank you for all the good work Eugen 💐

@Gargron best
social media
ever - doesn't matter what other people say

everyone can decide for themselves and that's the beauty of fedi and mastodon

@Gargron But this requires people to actually do that themselves.

It's much easier for them to just whinge to their instance admin about how Threads federation is going to be the death of us all.

@Gargron Good advice for anyone, who'd feel safer without any connection to Zuck's corrupt virtual empire!

#FreeFromZuck #AntisocialMedia #FreeFromFacebook #FreeFromThreads

@Gargron it's important to note that when a user does this on a server that's still federated, Meta will still be able to see their info unless they move to a different server or make their account completely undiscoverable.

Even then they'll still be able to get the basic info from the profile, just not the toots.

#Threads #Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub

@Gargron @jerry “simply”? Pfft hold on bro, that’s crazy talk around here for some people

For anyone wondering how..

If you go to a profile on Threads, so for example @mosseri you can click or tab the 3 dots and go with "Block domain threads.net"

Screenshot:

@Gargron
Done, I don’t want anything to do with the Zucker, that’s why I’m here.

@Gargron
"This hides all posts and profiles from Threads"

Threads retweet from my timeline is still visible after blocking the domain.
After blocking the user, the profile page is also still visible.

@Gargron This doesn't actually work. I've blocked several servers I still get replies from, so I know they're seeing it.

@Gargron Normally I'd be all for expanding the interaction range, but the whole threads "we get to use your shit for whatever we want" bit of their boilerplate is a big nuclear nope.

@gargron Now wouldn't THAT be a good default setting, huh? 🤔

@Gargron
But, given that a user has to view a Threads post before blocking the domain, are they not giving Threads permission to collect information about that user, according to Threads Ts&Cs?
Mastodon has spent a lot of effort over the last couple of years walking back some weird early decisions. Don't let this be another one.
Further, as one cannot pre-emptively block a domain without viewing a post from that domain, one accepts Threads terms before they can be blocked.

@Gargron I don’t seem to have that function either from my iPad or from my iPhone on the official Mastodon app.

@Gargron personal instance blocks without Secure mode? really?

I figure that should be the end of debate … but I doubt it will be, we must bitch while the bitching is good.

From @Gargron

https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron/statuses/111587088958531028

@Gargron Why make us wait?!

Just give us a link that will let us do the block right this instant.

@Gargron

@Gargron this does absolutely nothing to prevent the Fediverse-killing rug pull that will come a couple of years down the line, like what both Facebook and Google have done to RSS and XMPP previously.

@Gargron Giving power back to the users – that's the spirit! Customizing your social feed shouldn't feel like rocket science. Block buttons are the new must-have feature.

@Gargron
Just did it and I’d like to add: I couldn’t do it on the Mastodon app, I had to log in to my instance in a browser. Otherwise, the three dots did not have a “block domain” option.

@Gargron

How this can actually bring out some kind of fistfight online is hilarious to me. Take a deep breath, go outside and relax 😂

@Gargron

Better if they weren't invited in at all.

@Gargron
...or just switch to some other instance

@Gargron

Are you trying to kill your platform?

@Gargron But then how will Fedipolice complain and bully people relentlessly for their choices in social media?

@Gargron We know threads user policy states that they will data scrape anyone who allows a thread user to follow/interact them. If that person also follows/interacts with me, does that mean my data will also be scraped by threads/meta?

That's how I see this playing out, but then I always think of the shittiest way to do something and attribute that to Zuck, because history.

@Gargron The question is whether this is really necessary. Does anyone use this #Threads ? Anybody? A single one? Helloooo? 🔍👀

@Gargron It’s unfortunate that mastodon.social doesn’t protect by default all its users from Threads though.

@Gargron thx , done

@Gargron I for one absolutely love this

@Gargron

But then we might miss out on Threads’ erudite elucidations.

Kidding.

The only thing we’ll miss out on is some GenX asking if she looked better as a strawberry blonde like her Swiftie idol. Oh, and Zuckerberg stealing our info.

So, yes. I will definitely block — unless they have juicy gossip.
Wait, what am I saying? It’s Threads 🥴

@Gargron

Diese Lösung ist tatsächlich besser als die Bevormundung mancher Instanzen.

@Gargron No, I joined Masto to get away from the Bad Place, and made friends here. I don't want to lose them, but in recent weeks I have deserted them to get my Threads off the ground - I was around for the start of Twitter and see it reappearing in the NewPlace, then the NewNewPlace is going to be where Threads and AP meet and that is very much a Place I want to be (hence I'm @4Places elsewhere) 😊

@Gargron And convince your instance admin to perhaps block the domain on the instance, reason: Questionable Privacy 😉

@Gargron Additionally, import this as a .CSV into your blocklist: https://gitlab.com/J4YC33/metablock/-/blob/main/Meta.txt

@Gargron the way it should be - users have the choice vs just being censored. There are those who have long-lost friends on Threads that they will still be able to follow if they wish.

@Gargron I feel like we should be able to go to profile settings and type it in a block configuration rather than going into an account or something, but at least it's easy enough to search up an account. I just typed in threads.net in my instance search box and clicked the first account, lol.

@Gargron Simple for you maybe, but I can’t find where to do this. I did find these instructions: “Go to Preferences > Moderation > Federation. Click Add New Domain Block. Enter the domain name of the server you want to block (for example “threads.net”)”, but of course I can’t find where “preferences” is!

@Gargron That's not for "whatever reason" because threads can deliberately steal personal data and spread what they call "their services" even if you don't have any threads account. Threads.net is the worst social network in terms of personal data. Threads is a very dangerous threat. If META sneaks in Fediverse, that's simply because META fears it.

@Gargron shame Mastodon doesn't allow users to opt-in to #Threads because opt-out is not consent, and blocking an instance is particularly hard.

I tried to find how to do this just using the web UI more than once in the past and gave up.

I think it would be better if users got to choose, which means opt-in.

I also dislike the takes which day, ah lots of people are following x on threads so users obviously want this. That's disingenuous.

@Gargron I don't understand why so many people are so angry. That's exactly what everyone always wanted. I can use the app I want and I can see the content I want.

@Gargron could someone please link to a user or post so that we can block the domain now rather than have to stay vigilant until we find one in the wild?

@Gargron I don’t like seeing all the instances who say they are going to block Threads from the get go, but to each their own. As an instance owner, I am not going to block Threads but if users on my instance want to block it, that’s up to them. Saw a post about limiting it at the instance level, that seems like a good second option.

@Gargron I appreciate your very neutral stance on this.

@Gargron sounds like a great solution.

I personally look forward to being able to connect with friends who migrated to Threads while staying on a platform that I have come to really enjoy.

@Gargron I won’t be blocking, but I’m glad this exists for folks who want to! 🙂

@Gargron "Eigenverantwortung"?

#Threads

@Gargron Actually I want to be on a threads free platform. I don’t want to be in the dark in a conversation started by someone on threads, or replying to a comment from someone on threads. If people want to follow or speak to people on threads, they can join threads.

@Gargron Would they have #Threads?

@Gargron @HelenG I’m quite content to regard Meta as guilty until proved otherwise…

@Gargron

*** This isn't true ***

And the fact that the guy who created Mastodon is saying it is especially disturbing.

If I block Threads.net but continue to federate with, eg, Mastodon.social (which *does* federate with Threads), then my posts can be passed along to Threads, second-hand, thru people on Mastodon.social who follow me there.

@Gargron "for whatever reason" 😆👏👏👏 genau

@Gargron is #Threads invading fediverse then?

@Gargron How do I block certain languages that I can't read? I can read 5 languages but want to filter out Chinese and Russian. Can I do that or do I just keep scrolling past them?

@Gargron but don't blocked domains still show up in search results?