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minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIt’s been stated that Meta intends to federate Threads with Mastodon eventually, so either will ultimately be viable.
minus-squarewhofearsthenight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoI have zero faith that will happen. I don’t think they anticipated how well threads would be adopted and that saying they’d federate was just a hedge.
minus-squaregravitational_anomaly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoI bet they’ll pull a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’m sure that’s what they want. A free and open platform that doesn’t rely on advertising and isn’t there to make a profit? Kill it!
minus-squarefuck_u_spez_in_particular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoA few instances will likely federate with threads, but probably not the interesting ones…
minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoI think the implication was that Threads will not actually federate
minus-squarefuck_u_spez_in_particular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOh I think they’ll do, just to not miss the train, and then they’ll find a “smart” way to “destroy” federation and get people on their side… But we’ll see…
It’s been stated that Meta intends to federate Threads with Mastodon eventually, so either will ultimately be viable.
I have zero faith that will happen. I don’t think they anticipated how well threads would be adopted and that saying they’d federate was just a hedge.
I bet they’ll pull a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
I’m sure that’s what they want. A free and open platform that doesn’t rely on advertising and isn’t there to make a profit? Kill it!
A few instances will likely federate with threads, but probably not the interesting ones…
I think the implication was that Threads will not actually federate
Oh I think they’ll do, just to not miss the train, and then they’ll find a “smart” way to “destroy” federation and get people on their side… But we’ll see…