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The exchange is about Meta's upcoming ActivityPub-enabled network Threads. Meta is calling for a meeting, his response is priceless!

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[–] Metacortechs@lemmy.stellarvortex.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This has me thinking, is there a space set aside for putting profits over people instances out and center so admins can preemptively defederate and/or block them?

I haven't found one yet but I am rather new to this.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I think it'll be harder than that, even.

Meta doesn't need to spin up an instance to abuse user data on the fediverse, they just need an app that can read it. A hypothetical meta fediverse app could allow users to select their own instance and still read and collect data on the connected instances. As far as I know, there is no way in the protocol to prevent this.

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[–] hexadecimal@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Meta does some interesting open source work, extra hands on fediverse open source might be reasonable.

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[–] bobby_tables@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (19 children)

I’m surprised by all the negativity. Is it not a good thing Meta is going to use open standard instead of a proprietary one?

[–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meta is not going to "use" this technology, they want to own it. And youncsnnbe certain they will try their best to build a walled garden with a Facebook login, so the masses pick their form of fediverse rather than the one not controlled by big tech.

Peoples negativity comes from experience with these corporations. You are probably pretty young if you don't see how bad they are.

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[–] z3n0x@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

We shan't bend the knee!

[–] dashlander@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have mixed feelings about Facebook being a part of this, but I honestly don't know if I'd want to get closer to Facebook. 💀

[–] the_kgb@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what are your mixed feelings? truly, what do you think is the positive of meta getting involved?

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