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This is important reading. What Google did to the open XMPP messaging protocol -- adopting and then poisoning it -- is an object lesson as the fediverse ponders Facebook/Meta entry.
I'm still leery of pre-emptively blocking Meta here, but we need to be absolutely clear on what's at risk -- and ready to instantly respond if they try to take over.
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html
ploum.netHow to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)
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@dangillmor I think the pre emptive gatekeeping approach sets a “purity” precedent that I would be extremely uncomfortable endorsing
@downey@floss.socialIt's not preemptive when we have a decade long pattern of privacy and human rights abuses.