SeedyOne

Sure does seem that way.

You're just the right kind of evil, that's amazing.

Thank you, someone finally looking big picture. I see a lot of folks talking about things like "it won't harm Threads" or "the federation is all about inclusiveness and joining together" and those people, while correct on paper, are missing the point.

Put simply, many instances would prefer not to deal with that unnatural influx, and that is their choice. In fact, the best part of the fediverse is not only that they CAN make that choice it's that they can UNDO it later if need be. I can't fault some of these smaller instances for being proactive in protecting themselves when few here really know what goes into running and moderating.

Thanks for the clarification, your second to last line says it all. Sometimes it's easy to forget that many online lack critical thinking skills and/or don't consider the source when browsing. Better to accommodate the lowest common denominator when possible...but to expect that from a biased, private site is asking a lot IMHO.

You shouldn't expect it from ANY site really.

Handy site to check your instances thread-blocking status.

https://fedipact.veganism.social/?v=2

Great news, really hope the 5 is next.

Does yours look anything close to that advertisement though? Seems those might be simulated but it's tempting if they are even half as good.

The detailed breakdown is appreciated.