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This blog post by Ploum, who was part of the original XMPP efforts long ago, describes how Google killed one great federated service, which shows why the Fediverse must not give Meta the chance

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[–] rastilin@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But XMPP users were presumably still around and outlasted Google and their apps. We'll be the same even if Facebook churns the protocol, because the whole point of being on Mastodon or KBin is to not be on Facebook.

[–] duringoverflow@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

you missed the point where the open source devs were in a constant race to adapt to all the google-"innovations" and actually troubleshoot on them which ends up demotivating

[–] tdfischer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

did Google force them to do that, or did the open source devs just make a mistake?

[–] VubDapple@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

So how do you know who to trust?

[–] MyMulligan@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Agreed but they will bleed off users more than likely with their shenanigans. The Fediverse is at a tipping point. It will either develop to be robust and fun/informational, or it will remain the playground for a few. Societies only become better when more people are actively involved. We need the involvement now more than ever to guard against fracturing.

[–] administrator@lemmy.pro 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but if they flood the fediverse with their P92 Twitter killer they’ll try to own the whole space, overwhelm it and warp it to their own ends.