tavostator@feddit.org to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoThreads is adding fediverse content to your social feedswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down17cross-posted to: fediverse@lemmy.ml
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkThreads is adding fediverse content to your social feedswww.theverge.comtavostator@feddit.org to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square34fedilinkcross-posted to: fediverse@lemmy.ml
minus-squarekobra@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·15 hours agoBut what data would federating give them that they couldn’t just get on the public internet right now? They could already scrape all of this from mastodon already if data was all that they’re after. It’s not just data they’re after.
minus-squarechortle_tortle@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours agoThey also learn how their users interact with it.
But what data would federating give them that they couldn’t just get on the public internet right now? They could already scrape all of this from mastodon already if data was all that they’re after.
It’s not just data they’re after.
They also learn how their users interact with it.