Hello Hachyderm! Thank you for your patience as we gathered the necessary data to write our announcement blog post regarding Threads.
The short version: Hachyderm has defederated from Threads.
Specifically, this is due to Threads changing their moderation policies and moderator guidance (see press cycle) to be in direct conflict with Hachyderm.
For the data and explainer, please see our announcement blog post:
https://community.hachyderm.io/blog/2025/01/09/defederation-from-threads/
@hachyderm Good call. Thank you.
@hachyderm good news, now let's all do it!
@hachyderm thanks for taking action
@hachyderm Unfortunate, but it’s the right call.
@hachyderm well done
@hachyderm I appreciate how deliberately you've made these decisions regarding Threads. You did it the right way.
Thank you so much!
@hachyderm I switched instances because of your stance to the #FediPact. Now I could potentially come back
@hachyderm I was hoping for this, thanks for the good work!
@hachyderm better late than never, I suppose.
@hachyderm Great news, thank you!
@hachyderm Thank you for all you do!
@hachyderm this is why a Fediverse is so powerful. Being able to de-federate from Meta's 'hate' policy is a powerful tool for communities to prioritize positive behaviors on a network. Kudos!8
@hachyderm I think your path of handling threads was/is very wise and thoughtful.
@hachyderm I appreciate the fact that you all were deliberate about the choice, but this may now mean I need to move on & find a new server. I follow some good people on Threads who seemingly have no interest in the Fediverse so now, my experience is now worse for the change. That doesn't mean I think you were wrong, but the choice was wrong for me, but maybe right for many others…
Before making any changes, I'm going to see if I can replicate my old follows possibly with BlueSky or some such. I am concerned about where Threads (and Meta in general) is heading, I just don't want to lose access permanently to the journalists, filmmakers & actors that I can no longer see…
@billvinson @hachyderm I found this very helpful for migrating many of my follows from Threads (and Instagram) to Bluesky:
https://www.sky-follower-bridge.dev/
@freiheit Thanks, this looks interesting. I had started just searching for & following people on Bluesky, but this may help make that a bit smoother of a process…
@hachyderm Thank you.
@hachyderm thank you!!!
You're welcome!
@amcasari You're welcome
@hachyderm I'd already blocked Threads but I'm glad to see my server making the right call anyway
"The time is always right to do what is right."
@finn
Is SocSeaWaUs still watching and waiting regarding threads?
@ohmu nope, they’re “limited”. Updated that yesterday when their new policies dropped, didn’t really make an announcement about it. Probably should.
@hachyderm Thank you for this
@hachyderm Good decision :-)
@hachyderm Thanks. Thats the right thing to do.
@hachyderm
Thank you! Good decision.
@hachyderm
Thank you!
@hachyderm thank you for doing this.
@hachyderm
Good news.
I trusted sooner then later Hachyderm will going to act and defederate from Threads.
@hachyderm
Thank you for showing courage and care to prioritize safety.