Threads != Fediverse
Fuck meta
President Biden is now posting into the fediverse
Submitted 7 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24119353/joe-biden-threads-mastodon-activitypub-fediverse
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Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Mubelotix@jlai.lu 7 months ago
Threads ⊆ Fediverse
laxe@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Oh god, please make this a strict inclusion
Hiro8811@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Fuck meta!
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 7 months ago
While it is of course disappointing that he’s doing it on threads it is very nice to see how Twitter is slowly starting to move from being market dominant to being just one of many.
We all hope to see politicians shitpost on Mastodon one day, but it’s obvious why threads is drawing a crowd. Because people have heard of it, and it’s easy to get into.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Imagine if twitter some day opens its gates and starts federating with everyone. Then the musk takeover would have actually improved the world. Even though it hurt his purse a lot, but that is also an improvement I believe.
RatBin@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If he can’t nickel and dime every single thing, he won’t do it. Right now the fediverse isn’t very monetised for him to consider. Among social media platform, old twitter was not excellent but open. Under musk, x is insular and lonely…'cause who tf wants to share data with it.
DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Good. Fuck Twitter.
tal@lemmy.today 7 months ago
I mean, messaging on the Fediverse and on Twitter are not mutually-exclusive.
sab@kbin.social 7 months ago
But Twitter used to have a monopoly, and it doesn't any more.
I can now follow an official white house account directly from Kbin, whereas yesterday i would have to sign up for either Twitter or Threads. That makes a difference. :)
LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 months ago
Threads is not the fediverse
joenforcer@midwest.social 7 months ago
You’re right. But, the Fediverse is ActivityPub, and Threads is using ActivityPub, therefore Threads is part of the Fediverse.
The beauty of the Fediverse if you can defederate from whoever you want. But don’t confuse that with thinking that you can change the definition and rules of what the Fediverse is
Etterra@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If real, then you mean “President Biden’s social media coordinator is now posting into the Fediverse.”
I’m pretty sure the annoying orange is the only pres/ex-prez who wasted time on official social media.
ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A nice first step. Here’s hoping they make a Mastodon account next.
mlg@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Might actually take this opportunity to spam the crap out his account before Facebook inevitably adds their regular content filter to prevent actual conversations from occurring.
Nilz@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
I like how his name is “President Joe Biden” as if not to be confused with the other Joe Biden. Also this insinuates that he is the president of Threads, or the Fediverse, or even the world maybe?
XeroxCool@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That’s standard for the potus account. The name changes to who is current and that’s the channel used for presidential statements*. A president still has their own account, not named as president, and is used for personal statements.
- rule not applicable 2016-2020 when a personal account was retconned to be an official channel
Nilz@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Ah I see, understandable. Still it’s presented like he’s the universal/everyone’s president.
Zehzin@lemmy.world 7 months ago
“Look me over, if you like what you see, help out. If not, vote for the other Biden”
He’s definitely making sure everyone knows it’s him and not the other Biden
HubertManne@kbin.social 7 months ago
My cousin is phil collins.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Wait is there no other Joe Biden?
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Some other countries have the decency to add something like “of the USA” to the name. But this being the USA, of course he is just “the” president.
badbytes@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Pandering scent in the air.
Adubya@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Strategic Taiwanese-American communication play just got initiated
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That’s just my cousin Nick!
ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
As well as Alejandra Caraballo.
mox@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
Threads? How disappointing. The White House would do better to operate its own fediverse presence.
Damage@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
Like the EU does
YUROP!
Ignacio@kbin.social 7 months ago
And some governments, like Germany and The Netherlands.
sushibowl@feddit.nl 7 months ago
It’s generally accepted wisdom that the American government is bad at doing anything at all and therefore should suck as much corporate dick as possible to get the corporations to do things instead. A flawless system to be sure.