@dansup that's exactly why I am worried when the language used to describe it is "Instagram is joining the fediverse."

Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to make a personal jab at you here. It is easiest to use this language in this context. And so it is used.

The problem I have with that is that it assumes what Fediverse is. And I don't think Fediverse is defined solely by the protocol. There are shared values, as nebulous as they are, which are at the core here. And Meta won't espouse them.