It is things like this that show Metas real intentions for Threads and Social Media. Paying people to interact and create content they then use and abuse for their own profits is also why ActivityPub… Paid to post on Threads?
It appears that (at least in the UK) Facebook has removed the ability to download your photos from your facebook account right now. I know the feature was there but it isn’t now (well at… Facebook warning!
There are many reasons why you would want to block Threads access to your data and posts on Mastodon – privacy and your data being used (as it is on other Meta apps/services) to train… Want to block Threads on Mastodon?
The bad news for these 3 giants continues to pile up, after the DoJ accuses Apple of monopolising smartphones in the US, the EU has started wide-ranging investigations into the big 3. After record fines… EU opens investigations into Meta, Alphabet (Google) and Apple
For anyone who wants to understand how Meta works, and their frankly awful hold on social media their threads app and platform no automagically mutes/blocks any talk of Pixelfed as it is an alternative their… Threads muting anything mentioning Pixelfed?
I have seen lots of people talking about the fediverse recently and the low numbers of users versus traditional platforms. This is the main reason I think that many dismiss platforms like Mastodon, Pixelfed and… Fediverse numbers, do they matter?
