A search for Threads content on Twitter currently brings up zero results, despite plenty of links to Meta’s microblogging rival being posted on the platform.
This has a very “let’s de-federate from Threads” vibe.
Don’t get me wrong the guy is a tool but it feels similar to an instance admin blocking threads and not letting users decide.
My gut reaction is defensiveness that the fediverse has a different motive, but no. The motive IS the same. Both are fueled by self-preservation.
There IS a difference in circumstance, however. The fediverse has to measure potential gain vs potential risk of working with a greedy rich billionaire.
Twitter is already a giant that’s been going through a lot of abuse and bleeding users. It stands to gain nothing from Meta’ new copycat, only lose even more.
So, Yes. Same motivation for blocking/defederating. The difference between the two is what thy stand to gain vs what they risk losing.
how is that free speech, twitter is blocking a competitor for obvious reasons
Because anyone who cries “freeze peach!” at any provocation are really just people that want to say hateful shit without repercussions. Generally, those same people are the ones to shut other people down from expressing their own freedom of speech.
Or they are neolibs who are seemingly incapable of thinking critically about anything
Anyone that cries “free speech” when government isn’t involved at all is a dolt
If they think there are legal requirements then yes they are. But wanting platforms to be more open in general is not necessarily a doltish thing. Yes twitter has the legal right to ban anyone they want, but that doesn’t mean that’s a good thing or we shouldn’t seek out platforms that aren’t so arbitrarily censorious.
Musk fans then: finally! We have absolute free speech
Musk fans now: it’s a private company. He can do whatever he wants
same as reddit did with lemmy and kbin when they banned users and sub for mentioning it and giving migration howto’s
They did? Have a source? That seems like one more argument against the “Lemmy doesn’t matter to Reddit” crowd.
Logic doesn’t matter. Literally do anything at all and say “it’s because free speech” or “it’s to stop cancel culture” and the fan boys will cheer it.
I won’t, and I really am against cancel culture (I’m for developing reputation systems to help you automatically ignore those you don’t want to read, but to be able to read what they say in case you suddenly want that).
Now, this whole Twitter-Threads dynamic seems like an exemplary “toad vs viper” case.
I didn’t think cancel culture was a great tactic until I saw its effect on Alex Jones and Milo Yieanowetpahppolis.
Deplatforming fascists works, and we have observed it. We should do more of it.
Of course. That’s who they are. Why would anyone continue to use either of those?
I mean, you’re free to speak. The article doesn’t mention banning anything, just not making it findable. There’s a difference.
Is anyone surprised?
