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Wait. People are saying Meta's decentralized app will be powered by #ActivityPub, and will interoperate with Mastodon.
On top of it, it will be Instagram-branded.
Surprising. But again, I'll believe it when I see it.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/meta-mulls-a-twitter-competitor-codenamed-p92-that-will-be-interoperable-with-mastodon-10223961.html
@fediversenews
Wait. People are saying Meta's decentralized app will be powered by #ActivityPub, and will interoperate with Mastodon.
On top of it, it will be Instagram-branded.
Surprising. But again, I'll believe it when I see it.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/meta-mulls-a-twitter-competitor-codenamed-p92-that-will-be-interoperable-with-mastodon-10223961.html
@fediversenews
Exclusive: Meta mulls a Twitter competitor codenamed ‘P92’ that will be interoperable with Mastodon
P92 team wants to use data of all Instagram users regardless of their participation in the new platform being planned by Meta, according to sourcesMoneycontrol
Chris Trottier
•It doesn't matter if Meta never does this decentralized social network and integrates ActivityPub.
The point is enough developers will *think* Meta will do this -- and this is going to cause an avalanche of development.
Not all these developers will believe in decentralization. They'll be opportunists through and through.
Chris Trottier
•In my view, they're no different from Cloudflare.
But you know what we just caused them to do? Acknowledge the Fediverse.
Think about that.
Chris Trottier
•😁
Seriously, the pendulum has officially swung in my direction!
Chris Trottier
•LMAO!
If Meta tries to be Meta -- and they'll try! -- that will be a lesson for the textbooks!
Chris Trottier
•🤣
Chris Trottier
•* The Fediverse isn't a client
* The Fediverse isn't Mastodon
* The Fediverse isn't ActivityPub
The Fediverse is an entire ecosystem that is as revolutionary as the web itself.
While the web connects servers, the Fediverse does something more drastic: it connects people!
This will change the Internet forever, and if Meta goes through with this, it spells their doom.
Chris Trottier
•If they create a decentralized social network that uses ActivityPub and is compatible with Mastodon, how are they going to monetize?
Will they convince every owner of an instance to install a tracker so Meta can feed people ads?
😆
Not if I can run my own instance for $5/month.
Stark
•#Google isn't a search engine.
#Facebook isn't a journal to share with your friend.
#Instagram isn't a public photo album.
#Twitter isn't a micro-blogging website.
They are all advertisement companies.
Bob Jonkman
•@Stark9837 @atomicpoet