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Defederate from Meta/Facebook/Threads? (ploum.net)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by absGeekNZ to c/newzealand
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I didn't realise that Meta was becoming/is already compatible with the Fediverse.

I deleted my Facebook account long ago, I saw what it was becoming and decided I didn't need that in my life.

What are everyone's thoughts on this.

See: this post for where I first read about it.

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[–] cloventt 4 points 1 year ago

Really good take. If federation happens (and I actually don’t really think it will), the impact will be pretty minimal.

Worst case scenario: their sheer scale means they can swamp fediverse with their spam, in which case we defederate and get back to living the good life.

Best case scenario: it enables us to follow them, and them to follow us, and it just helps things grow.

I reckon the best approach is a wait-and-see. Threads already looks pretty goofy, and I’m not sure it will have the same legs fediverse does.