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I had an interesting observation of the Threads -> Mastodon pipeline that is built into Threads yesterday.

Posts on Threads which include hashtags have the octothorpe (#) removed, and are linked to that hashtag's page. Because of this, the octothorpe is missing when viewing a Threads post via Mastodon, meaning a "#programming" is simply included in the post as "programming" with no sign it was a hashtag.

Threads API is now public

Saving this here so I can come back to it and integrate posting to Threads into this blog.

Testing Threads.net Embeds

The drone dragon is awesome, but also I wanted to see if my code worked for embedding Threads posts on the blog.

Update: Well, that is anticlimactic. It works, but it's pointing you to Threads. What about a post which is not a video?

Yep, that's disappointing.

Insight from a meeting with Meta about Threads & the Fediverse

Some interesting insights from a meeting with Meta in December about their plans with Threads and integrating with the Fediverse & Mastodon.

The timeline as outline from the blog entry:

• December 2023 – A user will be able to opt in via the Threads app to have their posts visible to Mastodon clients. People would be able to reply and like those posts using their Mastodon clients, but those replies and likes would not be visible within the Threads application. Threads users would not be able to follow or see posts published across Mastodon servers, or reply to them or like then.

• Early 2024 (Part One) – the Like counts on the Threads app would combine likes from Mastodon and Threads users

• Early 2024 (Part Two) – replies posted on Mastodon servers would be visible in the Threads application

• Late 2024 – A “mixed” Fediverse and Threads experience where you will be able to follow Mastodon users within Threads, and reply to them and like them

• TBD – Full blended interoperability between Threads and Mastodon

Later in the entry, the author does note:

I have to tell you based on my limited knowledge at this point I think this roadmap is probably wildly optimistic. But I guess we’ll see.

I did find the write-up interesting and provided some insights into the plans, though there is still much to be seen for what the platform holds and if it will take more active usage in the future.

It's kind of funny and kind of not

They're 100% right on the entirety of this list.

The Four Twitters

To Delete your Threads account means Deleting your Instagram account as a whole

Founder of Mastodon answers questions about Threads

The finishing paragraph outlines his stance on it:

We have been advocating for interoperability between platforms for years. The biggest hurdle to users switching platforms when those platforms become exploitative is the lock-in of the social graph, the fact that switching platforms means abandoning everyone you know and who knows you. The fact that large platforms are adopting ActivityPub is not only validation of the movement towards decentralized social media, but a path forward for people locked into these platforms to switch to better providers. Which in turn, puts pressure on such platforms to provide better, less exploitative services. This is a clear victory for our cause, hopefully one of many to come.