Threads' New Terms & Conditions Affects the Fediverse
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Threads, Meta's new microblogging platform, is updating its terms to focus on data collection from "Third Party Users".

This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Meta is moving forward with their plans for Theads and the Fediverse, and their adjusted terms reflect a new impending reality for Fediverse users.

    • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      151·
      1 year ago

      It’s not just because it’s meta, it’s because they are going to scrape up all the data they can get (even if it’s just normal fediverse stuff) and pipe it into their data mining operation. They could probably easily do it without us noticing, but if we know they’re doing it… then it’s worth talking about. And reasonable for people to dislike.

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
        11·
        1 year ago

        They 100% could already be doing that far easier without threads. It’s not actually worth doing it though.

    • zagaberoo@beehaw.org
      121·
      1 year ago

      Whether they need it to federate or not, it’s still reasonable to not want an entity as large and powerful as Meta to consume this data. Fuck Meta because it’s Meta, which has a history of being particularly heinous with user data.

      • Esqplorer@lemmy.zip
        22·
        1 year ago

        If you don’t want Meta having this data you should not post it. They vacuum up everything.

        • zagaberoo@beehaw.org
          41·
          1 year ago

          Of course, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t allowed to distain making that connection closer.

          I don’t imagine Meta is bothering to scrape Lemmy instances anyway. The signs would be pretty obvious I’d imagine.