Is there any hope? Or is it inevitable that big corporations will take over what started as a way to escape big corporate platforms and to focus on real communities and discussions and replace it with a toxic shithole pumped full of ads?

  • WhiteTiger@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Seems simple enough to me.

    Meta: Do what we want or we’ll defederate you!

    Everyone: Fuck off

    Meta: Surprised pikachu

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      1 year ago

      Not only that because they are federated there will be a much higher traffic, which will come with higher cost. So a possible playbook Meta could follow is say they’d help cover the cost from their user base. Then it becomes the equivalence of being bribed. You don’t do what they want they stop giving you the money and because of the growth that comes with Meta, an instance that federate with them could suddenly find themselves struggling to maintain the instance.