Can someone explain why so many people here are FOR blocking Threads.net on a server level? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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I might not be understanding something about the fediverse, but isn't this like if you couldn't send or receive email from a friend because you use gmail Google decided to block @icloud domains?

Like, you're not forced to follow or interact with it, and are free to block it if you can think of a reason to, I just don't see why such an open platform used to limit users in this way

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[-] placatedmayhem@lemmy.world 43 points 3 months ago

This is called "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish". Microsoft coined the term internally for their responses to open standards in the 90's and 00's.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish