Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration
Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration
Threads has begun connecting to the fediverse.
Was there any more clarification on whether this instance would "defederate" from Meta? I remember reading about it ~5 months ago and posting a general query. IIRC the response was "we'll cross that bridge if/when we get to it".
I only have very basic knowldge of how the fediverse works, but does this mean Meta (Threads) is connected on lemmy ?
Right now, we don't see any real reason to do so. If someone can identify a clear, genuine threat from Meta besides "we don't like them" (and, to be clear, we don't), we're open to hearing it. But as it stands, I haven't seen anything concrete that would be cause for concern.
If the worst-case scenario is...more people can interact with us, then I don't see what the problem is.
It’s a fair point, “meta bad” is poor discourse. The most prevalent concern I’ve seen is that allowing federation to Meta is setting the stage for another Gtalk-XMPP style conflict.
In effect, when a party has such a disproportionate user base, they can use that to dictate terms on the evolution of the protocols that underpin a platform.
Here’s a write up by someone who worked on XMPP and Gtalk who puts it much better than I could. Article
"Embrace extend and extinguish" has happened before, and it can happen again if corp run instances are allowed to gain traction.
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html
I think it is a completely valid worry that corporations will come in, capture an audience, and then force the original lemmy instances into ruin. There is also the fact that corporations will want to make money off of it, and financial motivations are antithetical to the fediverse ecosystem.