this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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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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[–] sudneo 7 points 1 year ago

Really good read. I was not aware of the history in such details, but the argument is very compelling.