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This might help explain the spectacular launch of Threads (self.fediverse)

submitted 1 year ago by MusketeerX to c/fediverse

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Automatically creating a shadow account for everyone on Instagram?

Even allowing people to follow that account?

Sounds like they really wanted to push Threads out the door in a big way.

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

I guarantee you that's not the reason. They did/do similar shit with Facebook and people were pissed, now anyone barely remembers or cares. People don't care and facwbook/meta/zuck certainly doesn't.

[–] Candelestine 6 points 1 year ago

Things are more complicated than that. Spinning off of facebook was necessary. Just because you've done something once doesn't mean you do the same thing in similar-but-not-identical situations though. It's all calculation at the end of the day, and each equation has its own set of variables.

Similar to how we're likely going to see a brand new form of attack, where instead of being EEE'd, he just tries to smother awareness of us and keep us small. Since he can't actually outright eliminate us.