If they had any intention of EEE the fediverse, they wouldn’t have required users to opt into it, or made it unidirectional.
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that their only intention was to head off antitrust actions. But I think it’s safe to say we won’t see anymore development on that front in the near future.
They thought they could EEE the fediverse first.
Turns out people on decentralised social media aren’t totally fucking brain dead and could see it coming a mile away.
What does EEE stand for?
Embrace Extend Extinguish
If they had any intention of EEE the fediverse, they wouldn’t have required users to opt into it, or made it unidirectional.
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that their only intention was to head off antitrust actions. But I think it’s safe to say we won’t see anymore development on that front in the near future.