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A comment on Threads isn't ever going to connect to Mastodon, so stop pretending that it is.

Re:Threads isn't ever going to connect to Mastodon, so stop ... by jarym on Monday July 10, 2023 @02:19PM (#36670705)
I think it will connect to it, and then if it works well they might let it die off like Google did with GoogleTalk + XMPP (Jabber).
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Re:Threads isn't ever going to connect to Mastodon, so stop ... by philwelch on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:30PM (#36671725)
Facebook too (Messenger used to support XMPP)
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Re:Threads isn't ever going to connect to Mastodon, so stop ... by Messier43 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @08:35AM (#36680111)
Exactly. Be open and connect for growth, then cut the ties after bootstrap.
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