/kbin meta

5 readers

7 users here now

Magazine dedicated to discussions about the kbin itself. Provide feedback, ask questions, suggest improvements, and engage in conversations related to the platform organization, policies, features, and community dynamics. ---- * Roadmap 2023 * m/kbinDevlog * m/kbinDesign

founded 1 year ago

112

Could we get official word on what Kbin's stance is towards federating with Meta? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

207 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I would like to know if I can feel safe here, or if I should pack it up and start looking elsewhere sooner rather than later.

If the kbin staff have already made there intentions clear, please let me know.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

then you can block the whole instance, yourself, for your own account. It has the same effect as the server defederating, but it only affects you.

Factually untrue, it is not the same at all. It is also a kbin specific feature that someone on lemmy doesn't have access to, for example.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This thread is specific to Kbin, which is why I mention it.

Lemmy doesn't integrate well with the rest of the fediverse at all, period. It's one of the many reasons why I left.

Threads users won't be able to make articles here on Kbin anyway (IIRC); they'd make microblogs. So blocking them would effectively remove them from your microblogs, and if they reply to anything in here I don't think you'll see that either.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Blocking a domain through kbin only blocks threads from appearing on your feed. You still see users from that domain and their comments, and they see you and anything you post since it gets sent to their server.

I think I've seen people comment on threads from mastodon, and maybe down the line threads implements... threads... as well, nothing's stopping them really.

edit: also, as for

This thread is specific to Kbin, which is why I mention it.

We're all part of the fediverse meaning someone from lemmy might want to participate on kbin magazines too. Not considering them when making decisions like this is a bit selfish.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

People from Threads will largely be in the "Microblog" tab, which Lemmy doesn't have. The only people in the comments section will be people who purposely choose to follow Kbin communities.

It still isn't a good enough reason to take away that interaction from tens of thousands here on Kbin, though.