It federates very well with Masto, it’s just that the latter focuses on text and Pixelfed on pictures.

In fact, most of my Pixelfed feed comes from Mastodon.

They can be offered to choose.

Opt-out is always bad because it is meant to exploit users who are not aware that a certain feature can be turned off. Even among those who do, not all are confidently going through settings.

NewPipe has been there for a long while, with the ability to watch Peertube videos.

However, with its strict no account policy, you aren’t able to leave comments, for example. So, nice to have!

Is that a thing?

Yes. It’s not common for Americans to come to China, but many in other parts of the world do. Currently living in Russia, I personally know a few folks, primarily from IT sector, moving there for new opportunities.

Side thought: what are they gonna do with content that violates the site’s rules?

For example, knowing Tumblr audience and current rules, many will rush for uncensored NSFW content, and Fedi’s got plenty of that.

Unlike Threads, I kind of even don’t mind

Tumblr is generally cute, and while we should be on the watch still, I think it could enrich the Fediverse community.