Can someone explain why so many people here are FOR blocking Threads.net on a server level? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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I might not be understanding something about the fediverse, but isn't this like if you couldn't send or receive email from a friend because you use gmail Google decided to block @icloud domains?

Like, you're not forced to follow or interact with it, and are free to block it if you can think of a reason to, I just don't see why such an open platform used to limit users in this way

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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 months ago

Sure, websites could scrape and whatnot, but having actual API integration is a very different thing.

[+] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com -9 points 4 months ago

only until llm scrapers hit the market. they will make the api requirement negligible. like reddit is finding out now... you can block your api all you want but people are just going to scrape your public site.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 months ago

Sure, but that's not the issue at all. The issue is that they'd be linking lemmy content from within Threads, as in using Lemmy content to drive engagement for Threads. Whether it's used in an LLM is another matter entirely. Without direct API integration, Lemmy posts and comments won't show up in Threads. That's my take on why people want to defederate.

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