Meta - Progress and Controversy

A few months ago, this concept of “p92” started leaking and it was rumored that Meta was joining the fediverse. Initially, not much happened with the discussion. I could run around and say “Nope, I’m not defederating” and no one really cared or challenged that position. I made it clear I advocate for user agency; I’ll teach users how to block Meta if they desire. No one said much to me. Some debates came and went, life went on

a blog post by the admin of universeodon.com Mastodon instance

further discussion with some more replies by the admin (@supernovae): https://universeodon.com/@wire@blog.universeodon.com/110618906724154667

sj_zero,

In a discussion a few days ago, I sort of had an epiphany: Meta isn’t likely planning to federate with the outside world, they’re probably planning to federate with themselves.

If you own facebook, instagram, whatsapp and oculus, you can get massive value by letting facebook users subscribe to instagram users or for letting whatsapp users talk to facebook messenger.

All the ado about Meta joining the Fediverse could be a tempest in a teacup where even if they federate with others for a short time, it is just until they figure out the protocol and once again close the gates to the outside world.

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