 What if #meta is implementing #activitypub in #threads because they want it to interoperate with #instagram? I don't think this idea is as insane as it sounds if you think from a heavily regulated product point of view rather than a technical point of view. 6 comments
@thisismissem consider this: whatever the rationale is for implementing ActivityPub in Threads, whether we understand all of it or not, why would the rationale be substantially different for Instagram? @J12t If regulations are keeping Threads and Instagram apart couldn't they just as equally apply to them connecting via federation? @fletcher0xff connecting by using an open standard? I think the “extension of a monopoly into a new market” argument would be much harder to make. @J12t When they don't need an open standard because they're the same company, using one shouldn't remove monopoly concerns. |
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@J12t long term this is exactly what I would expect. Not crazy at all.