Today, Meta is launching its new microblogging platform called Threads. What is noteworthy about this launch is that Threads intends to become part of the decentralized social web by using the same standard protocol as Mastodon, ActivityPub…. This is a clear victory for our cause, hopefully one of many to come.
– Mastodon
Poll by nutzalgia, originally posted June 27 I know who I’m betting on!
Other, more neutrally worded polls, show strong but far for universal support for preemptively blocking (at least from accounts who see and respond to polls about Meta, which may or may not be representative of broader opinions).11
- Jens Finkhäuser’s May 22 poll: 44% of the responses expressing an opinion wanted Meta preemptively blocked
- James Dreben’s May 24 poll: 64% wanted Meta to be blocked on their instance.
- Tokyo Outsider’s June 25 poll: 68% said they’d move instances to be on one that didn’t federate with Meta.
- Volker Weber’s June 28 poll: 43% will move to an instance that excludes Meta.
- Stux’ June 28 poll: 63% wanted Meta blocked. Wwith over 8000 responses, this has the broadest participation of any of the polls.
- Max Pearl’s July 3 poll: 70% wanted their instance to block – and 44% say they’ll move instances if their current instance doesn’t block
- mcc’s July 5 poll: 36% are opposed to Meta federating, 30% are alarmed, and only 10% are supportive. mcc also did a second poll at the same time, asking a similar question about Tumblr, with very different results , highlighting how much of the opposition is specific to Meta.
Update, July 12:
- todon.nl and todon.eu’ July 11 poll of their members: 88% voted not to federate.
Notes
1 The Free Fediverse wiki has a (partial) list of announcements by instances who are blocking.
2 If you’re one of the many pepople who think Gruber is ridiculous, make sure to check out footnote #5 in the full article!
Update log
July 12: add todon.nl/todon.eu poll.
