[HN] Meta will nuke your Instagram account if you delete Threads profile
[HN] Meta will nuke your Instagram account if you delete Threads profile
Threads, Meta's Twitter rival, features an intriguing stipulation: Deleting a Threads profile also terminates the Instagram account.
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Nailed on they will defederate at some point in the medium term (if they federate in the first place) in order to try and dominate the space left by Twitter.
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It’s so disappointing to me that people are jumping at this app, pretty much just because it’s Facebook-owned. There have been tons of twitter competitors, but it’s like people can’t help themselves: big company = good app.
My point being, Reddit will stay dominant until Facebook makes a competitor.
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Will be interesting if they can deal with the moderation problem, as many users won't like it if it's filled with shit
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This seems legitimately insane to me. It adds an already very bait-and-switchy (re: we're going to federate later despite that being like the feature of this platform) early release feel even baiter-and-switchier
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One more reason not to use it. Not that I could, I’m in EU.
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Nailed on they will defederate at some point in the medium term (if they federate in the first place) in order to try and dominate the space left by Twitter.