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After close consideration we have come to the decision to block Threads.net instance wide on all related instances

(mstdn.social, masto.ai, mastodon.coffee, pixey.org, gram.social)

The new Meta policy goes against much we stand for and we will not allow to let it spill over to the Fediverse

I just checked the numbers and it seems Threads is the biggest 'loser' here

On all instances combined we lose just under 100 followers spread across all instances

Threads will lose over 13K total

I understand it's rough to lose accounts you follow from Threads but unfortunately it is not worth the risk

Hopefully people on Threads will realize the true origin of the company running their platform and will make the decision to join us here in the Fediverse ❤️ :fediverse:

I really really tried making this work but I cannot go any further

Mark Zuckerberg is a person I cannot and will not with with in any way. Sorry not sorry

Some people may wonder why it's now and not before and I would like to try and explain as good as I can

We are a relative large instance in the Fediverse so that comes with a lot of responsibility in making decisions. One of our main goals is safety but we also want to be open and connective until a certain point

Threads promised to be different and we always kept it with a grain of salt but did let the people decide if they wanted to block or not

The new policy is just far over the fine line

@stux Isn’t it too early for this step? As a user, I have not yet noticed anything negative from threads here. Was this because of your good work or because there were hardly any interactions with threads?

@exiltoaster @stux They issued a policy statement that explicitly told people transphobia is welcome, and gave tips on how to frame it.

Instances that explicitly welcome and encourage hate speech (i.e. the "naziverse") are generally defederated from decent instances.

@dalias @stux Threads issued this Statement? Official? WTF

Cassandrich

@exiltoaster @stux Yes. They explicitly advised calling transness "a mental illness" and using religion as an excuse to attack trans people. IN THE POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT.