Best thread I've seen thus far on the issue of Meta joining the Fediverse
Best thread I've seen thus far on the issue of Meta joining the Fediverse
All this conversation about #Meta on #Fedi feels like the worst parts of geek culture. So technical, without understanding context or what strikes can actually do. My thoughts: Meta will make a great app for Fedi because it has more money to throw at the task. People will start using that because i...
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Bit out of the loop - What's Meta, and what's its issue with joining Fediverse? I assume Meta isn't the same as the company behind Facebook (if it is, why does it want to join Fediverse?)
It is Facebook Meta. The why is harder. I guess they want a piece of the Reddit pie, or want to take over the fediverse.
I found this to be a good explanation:
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html
Thank you for the link, it explains a lot
That's exactly the Meta we're talking about. The most likely explanation is that Facebook wants to compete with Twitter and/or Bluesky and is planning to build an app using the ActivityPub protocol, which is what sites like Mastodon and Lemmy use to communicate with each other. Basically the idea seems to be that Instagram users will be able to communicate with the rest of the Fediverse.
Two weeks ago, it turned out a couple of mods of the larger instances had had secret (!) meetings with Meta. In a reaction, a group of instances decided to start a pact to preemptively block Meta.