Have the admins of lemmy.world ever given a reason for this decision?
Yes. This post gives their thoughts around the time Threads started talking about federation and it’s pretty much “let’s wait and see if this results in problems”. They note a high probability of problems leading to defederation if a significant number of Threads users start posting to Lemmy communities.
I am happy with this approach. I want my Lemmy server to federate with every compatible server unless and until that server becomes a source of problems. I do not want it to preemptively or transitively[1] block anything. The great thing about federated systems is that people who are not happy with that approach can join a different server with policies that better match their preferences.
[1] A transitive block is blocking a server because it doesn’t block a third server.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Thanks for posting that. I think I even read through it when it was posted as it seems awfully familiar. I was wondering if the issue had been more recently revisited though.
It does kinda bother me that lemmy.world admins don’t just flat out say “screw Meta”, but it’s their choice.
Zak@lemmy.world 10 months ago
If Lemmy.world denying Meta potential access to its 18600 monthly active users was likely to have a meaningful impact on Meta’s revenue or even hurt Mark Zuckerberg’s feelings, maybe I’d feel the same way.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That’s where we differ. My feelings aren’t affected by what impact it has on them, hurtful, helpful, or neutral. I just don’t want them around because they ruin everything they touch. Why give them a chance here? You don’t have to wait for a problem to appear before you start working to prevent it.