Threads updated their terms of service. Lots of CYA when interacting with “the Protocol” which at this point in time, is ActivityPub. But it’s never named, and it’s noted that the protocol could change at anytime.
Important terms to review: protocol and third party *. Also that little sneaky point about needing to adhere to both Threads and Instagram’s ToS.
I'm no lawyer but I do look at application contracts quite often.
It makes it clear you, as a user, are OPTING IN to the federation service. So it sounds like it won't be enabled by default, as expected.
In regards to "the Protocol", this is Threads saying "look, if you opt into this, we don't control how your content is used once it leaves our system. We do our best to communicate your request, but it's up to the third parties to handle it ultimately."
If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/box464/statuses/114429893272268338 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)
