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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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From the CEO of Mastodon: What to know about Threads (blog.joinmastodon.org)

submitted 1 year ago by developerjustin@kbin.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today.

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[–] rodhlann@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Will a large platform like Meta joining Mastodon overwhelm smaller servers?

This could be interesting for Kbin, it's true that Mastodon shouldn't see an influx of Threads only content, but the Microblog for Kbin may be overwhelmed, since it's followed by tag, at least how I'm using it, not user

[–] EnglishMobster@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Kbin tags work the same way. Every person you see in the microblog tag is directly followed by someone on Kbin.

I have purposely been going out and following interesting Mastodon accounts from Kbin to ensure that they're being brought over into the Kbin feed and put into the proper magazines.

[–] rodhlann@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Ah I didn't know that! Very cool. I thought when someone hashtagged something it would just show up in the Microblog for that tag

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tags aren't followable entities. You still need to follow individual "actors", and that means a user or a "group actor" like a kbin magazine, lemmy community, or peertube channel.

The hashtag "following" done by kbin magazines is just a saved search from the microblog stream.

[–] rodhlann@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, but if Threads starts blowing up #Boston or some other Magazine I follow that could be a problem right?

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, but it'll still be because people on your instance are following Threads users.

Kbin let's you block domains, though. I'm not sure if it works for microblog posts yet, but if it doesn't, it should.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s something I hadn’t really thought about, since I was more seeing in through a Mastodon lens. Would it really be more overwhelming that some of the big Mastodon instances, like .social?

[–] rodhlann@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Unsure! All I know is I follow Fediverse magazine and that's constantly consuming my entire Microblog sub feed 😅