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I think meta just wants to captailize on twitters demise.
I don't see how crushing activtypub would help them in anyway.
Mastodon is already massive and many companies (and the EU) have their own instance.
You don't see how crushing their competition would help them?
Activity pub is more than just mastodon, there is book ratings, and also peertube.
I don't see meta ever going there.
out of the goodness of their collective hearts? They already sell books (through ads) and host video, why do you think they'd stop after only crushing federalized social media? Because they can't be bothered?
No I just don't see meta wanting to compete in those fields
No? Up until very recently, Mastodon essentially was the Fediverse, and it was laughably tiny compared to Meta. It cracked 2.5 million active monthly users in January, which sounds like a lot until you realize Instagram has 2 billion active monthly users. More importantly, the active user count for the whole Fediverse was in decline since that January number, down to 1.4 million monthly users at the start of June. The Reddit drama drove an increase in users, but no way Meta is agile enough to shove this out the door in response to something that recent. Its not like Mastodon has a glowing public perception outside of the Fediverse, either.
Truthfully, I don't think Meta gives a damn about the current Fediverse; it's too small to matter. Whatever their goal, I don't think we were a consideration.
Meta gets paid a fortune to spread disinformation. That's why they're doing this.
That is a very real thing they do. I like this reasoning