A lot has happened since I first published Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ! a couple of weeks ago – including #Meta launching its #Threads product, and announcing plans to federate with #Mastodon and (presumably) the other platforms in the interconnected web of decentralized social networks known as the #fediverse. And while Rochko and others see it as a huge victory, opinions continue to differ . In fact, especially Threads couldn't launch in the EU, because of privacy issues, and well-known anti-trans and racist accounts like Libs of TikTok and PragerU as enthusiastic early adopters of Threads, more and more instances are pre-emptively blocking Meta, including hundreds who have signed the Anti-Meta FediPact – and including blahaj.zone, which is where I'm hanging out a lot more these days.
So I've done a massive update to Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ!, incorporating new developments as well as adding additional perspectives. One of the new sections is a compilation of of the various polls people have done, which I've included in this post as well. Many thanks to @pearlbear and @nuz for permission to include screenshots of their polls!
And I've also added a lot of quotes since the original version. This post has perspectives on @wynch, @siege, and @joenepraat on reasons not to federate with Meta, as well as some pro-federation perspectives to balance it. The full article has lots more. I've got an opinion, of course, but even people who disagree with me said the previous version did a good job of presenting arguments both sides.
That said, I do have an opinion! And that's one of the reasons I'm spending a lot more of my fediverse time on blahaj.zone, which announced last night that they'll be blocking Meta. I'll still keep my @jdp23 account even though they're planning on federating (I have accounts on Facebook and Instagram too, in case you were wondering), and my @jdp23 account as long as the stray fifth glyphs don't get too out of hand, and my zillions of other accounts ... but I've had great experiences on blahaj.zone so far, and am looking forward to more!
