Yes but then they couldn’t post to Threads. Which is where far more people are, unfortunately.
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petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 month ago
Wouldn't it have been better to just selhost an instance? Like, they'd have more control...
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 month ago
knightly@pawb.social 1 month ago
Sounds like an advantage to me…
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Not when you’re campaigning for people to vote for you.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 1 month 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 1 month ago
Not right now it can’t
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 1 month ago
Or at least go for bluesky.
i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
Bluesky uses a non-standard protocol and isn’t really federated yet.
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 1 month ago
[deleted]petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 month 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 1 month ago
Like somebody already said, this is like president@hotmail.com
jarfil@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Last elections we had in Spain, candidates would use TikTok… 😒
MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 1 month ago
I guess they can’t help themselves
realharo@lemm.ee 1 month ago
You have to go where the people are.
Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Maybe we should sell a blue checkmark on that
AGuyAcrossTheInternet@kbin.social 1 month ago
Oh there is. So all is well! Right?
petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 month ago
petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 month ago