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[Discussion] Threads and Tumblr are working on implementing Activitypub. How do you think this will affect fediverse (self.technology)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by yogurtwrong to c/technology
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Maybe this could be a positive thing for newbies since now mastodon instances can federate with Tumblr and Threads to become more viable

Or could it bring destruction? Just like what happened with XMPP and OpenID

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[–] kazerniel 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think this is their attempt to EEE (Embrace, Extend, Extinguish) the Fediverse, so I'm strongly in favour of immediately defederating corporate instances as soon as they are created.

[–] Qvest 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given how federation works (and my limited understanding of it) I believe not much will change, since they simply can't Extinguish. It's all federated into different instances under different moderation teams. They hold no 'ultimate control' over anything beyond their own instances

[–] kazerniel 6 points 1 year ago

I also have limited understanding, but these are huge corporations with huge userbases. If they start giving "helpful" input on how the ActivityPub protocol should develop, it may exert a strong pressure/influence due to their sheer size.

I know it's not the same situation, but it reminds me of how Google keeps trying to push shady stuff into Chromium, even though it's supposed to be free, open-source software.

[–] yogurtwrong 7 points 1 year ago

Yup, I think so. That's why I gave OpenID and XMPP as examples.

Tumblr wouldn't be much of a deal but if Zuck gets Activitypub integration working that would be a huge pain in the ass