@WizardOfDocs @Mastodon I read it as "XMPP was only used by a bunch of nerds anyway, which became clear once Facebook and Google pulled out. But they can't do the same to the Fediverse, because Mastodon is way better."

Right now we can¹ block Meta and explain it to users ("Sorry, Threads/Tiktok/Twitter/etc. aren't part of our network").
I wonder what the plan is when Meta Extends ActivityPub once half of .social is following people on .threads…

¹and should