I think it’s pretty safe to say that the majority of us are here to avoid another corporate takeover of our preferred platforms. It would seem to me to be a tad irresponsible to allow Facebook into our space with open arms, allowing them to hoover up our data. I would love to keep using Lemmy.world, but will happily change instances if need be, and I feel many share that sentiment.

  • chitak166@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3228·
    11 months ago

    I will be leaving if lemmy.world defederates with threads.

    Just give users the ability to block instances themselves so we can be done with this.

    Stop letting other people make decisions for you.

    • hessianerd@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      I am still new at this. If I block threads, and lemmy.world doesn’t defederate, will threads users still see my posts and comments in the communities I participate in? Is the relationship recpricol?

      If not… What incentive is there to give my (admittedly mediocre) content to a mega corp whose goal is to take over this space?

      I’m genuinely asking.

      • chitak166@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        11 months ago

        Good question. I’m not sure. I still don’t even know how users can block entire instances, just communities within those instances.

        • blawsybogsy@lemmy.mlEnglish
          4·
          11 months ago

          blocking instances for users was added in 0.19. it works like community block: you don’t see any posts from an instance, but you can see the activity of users from that instance on any other instances where they do stuff.

          https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/3869

          [this is not an endorsement of federating with any meta product. i believe in deplatforming hostile actors, which they’ve well and truly proven themselves to be.]

          • hessianerd@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            I appreciate the info, however, it doesn’t really answer my question. If I instance block I don’t see them, but they get to see all of the posts/comments I generate in threads?

            This is all really interesting. Kind of reminds me of The City and the City.

    • pedroapero@lemmy.mlEnglish
      61·
      11 months ago

      I read the users can blacklist instances already, from the latest Lemmy release note.

      • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, looks like it’s in 0.19

        I can’t see it myself, because my instance is still on 0.18

    • Senal@programming.devEnglish
      21·
      11 months ago

      And you’re free to do so, that’s the entire point of a decentralised system.

      They aren’t making decision for anyone but themselves, again, as is the point.

      If you don’t agree with whatever they do, find an instance you do agree with or start your own.

      Staying or leaving has the same amount of personal agency.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        82·
        11 months ago

        Well they ask the question I don’t understand why you would respond with hostility either answer the question or don’t comment.

    • pistachio@lemmy.mlEnglish
      45·
      11 months ago

      Question: did you read the article linked? If the answer is yes and the comment still reflects your opinion, please leave

      Edit: thought i was under a different post 🙄

      • pandacoder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Where is the linked article? The only link I’m seeing in the post is to the homepage. Not sure if my mobile client is not showing me something.