Gregory's ServerMost people don't remember, but as part of the AOL TimeWarner merger, AOL was forced to agree to open their protocols to allow other company's to chat with AOL messenger. Most other companies refused to participate because they wanted the messenger monopoly instead.
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And it's a big big risk for them. Most people don't understand how risky the fediverse is. There is a lot of personal information on this network that anyone can mine. If they open up, then they will be responsible for managing systems and users that have not agreed to their terms of service.  @1dalm @mattburgess You would think that, but what if they petition the government to *actually be* a common carrier? And sure it possibly won’t work in the United States, but this is practically what they do in India, where they restrict the Internet to only be Facebook if you get a phone through their third-party. Do you make agreements with a common carrier? @shanie |
@1dalm @mattburgess Yeah this feels like Meta is trying to get in front of something - they don't need everyone on their service if the service goes through them. They want to be "The Carrier"; Ma Bell would be proud.