Yes but then they couldn’t post to Threads. Which is where far more people are, unfortunately.
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petrescatraian@libranet.de 6 months ago
Wouldn't it have been better to just selhost an instance? Like, they'd have more control...
helenslunch@feddit.nl 6 months ago
knightly@pawb.social 6 months ago
Sounds like an advantage to me…
helenslunch@feddit.nl 6 months ago
Not when you’re campaigning for people to vote for you.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 6 months ago
You do realise, a self hosted instance can federate with threads, its just an awful idea for the longevity of fedi
helenslunch@feddit.nl 6 months ago
Not right now it can’t
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 6 months ago
Or at least go for bluesky.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Bluesky uses a non-standard protocol and isn’t really federated yet.
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 months ago
[deleted]petrescatraian@libranet.de 6 months ago
@thingsiplay are you referring to the credibility of the information itself? That does not depend on this. They can say whatever they want, whether the server is self hosted or not.
The credibility of the information is given by those who verify what these people said.
MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Like somebody already said, this is like president@hotmail.com
jarfil@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Last elections we had in Spain, candidates would use TikTok… 😒
MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 6 months ago
I guess they can’t help themselves
realharo@lemm.ee 6 months ago
You have to go where the people are.
Kissaki@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Maybe we should sell a blue checkmark on that
AGuyAcrossTheInternet@kbin.social 6 months ago
Oh there is. So all is well! Right?
petrescatraian@libranet.de 6 months ago
petrescatraian@libranet.de 6 months ago