However, I now see the federation with Threads as having more negative than positive effects. I mostly agree with Arthur Perret's analysis in this post (in French, worth trying an automated translation) published in December: https://www.arthurperret.fr/blog/2023-12-16-faire-commun-2-etreindre-etendre-eteindre.html.
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His conclusion sums things up quite well: "The objective (...) is not to prohibit Meta from using ActivityPub or from participating in W3C discussions concerning the protocol. The aim is to deny Meta the position of dominant player in these discussions. Fediverse must assert its independence if it doesn't want to be marginalized in spaces where its very conditions of existence are largely determined."
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