A community index of servers added a new rule recently, that requires every participant to defederate from Threads. Some admins are unhappy.

Server indexes of places for newcomers to join can be instrumental for Fediverse adoption. However, sudden rule changes can leave some admins feeling pressure to change policies in order to remain listed.

  • OtterAEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I agree, and I predict people will eventually pick instances that are doing what you suggested.

    My understanding is that the defederation is to prevent MetaFacebook from getting to a point where they control the entire thing and then destroy it.

    I don’t think defederating is the right move for that, but it’s a move