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[-] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 143 points 7 months ago

Threads? How disappointing. The White House would do better to operate its own fediverse presence.

[-] Damage@slrpnk.net 61 points 7 months ago
[-] Ignacio@kbin.social 23 points 7 months ago

And some governments, like Germany and The Netherlands.

[-] sushibowl@feddit.nl 2 points 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.

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 82 points 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 2 points 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 3 points 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.

[-] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 72 points 7 months ago

Threads != Fediverse

Fuck meta

[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 37 points 7 months ago
[-] laxe@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Oh god, please make this a strict inclusion

[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 1 points 7 months ago

It already is

[-] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago
[-] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago
[-] tal@lemmy.today 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I mean, messaging on the Fediverse and on Twitter are not mutually-exclusive activities. I'd assume that messages go out on both.

[-] sab@kbin.social 36 points 7 months ago* (last edited 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 had to sign up for either Twitter or Threads. That makes a difference. :)

[-] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago

Fair enough!

[-] btaf45@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago
[-] sab@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

You go to @potus and follow him from there. :)

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 17 points 7 months ago

Threads is not the fediverse

[-] joenforcer@midwest.social 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 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 is 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 16 points 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 14 points 7 months ago

A nice first step. Here's hoping they make a Mastodon account next.

[-] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Pandering scent in the air.

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 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.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

No chance anyone with power is monitoring the Biden Threads account

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

That's just my cousin Nick!

[-] Adubya@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Strategic Taiwanese-American communication play just got initiated

[-] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

As well as Alejandra Caraballo.

[-] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

What will win? People's hated of Threads or Their love of Biden?

[-] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Like ten people in all of the US love Biden, others just understand that he's the lesser of two evils

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago
[-] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works -2 points 7 months ago

Yeah. Mainly in LA, SF and NYC.

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