• @[email protected]
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      Meta the company started saying they were going to build a twitter replacement on the fediverse and some instances made a pact to block them to protect their users from Metas invasive privacy violations.

      • FaceDeer
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        92 years ago

        Which is ironic given that the Fediverse’s structure is pretty much wide open.

        • @grue
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          I see it as the Paradox of Tolerance (with proprietary walled-garden makers standing in for the nazis): in order to have a free and open Fediverse, we must not tolerate those who would close it up.

    • riktor
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      Meta (parent of Facebook, instagram…etc) want to have their content to become federated and part of Lemmy and Mastodon.

      Meta has been asking Mastodon and Lemmy server admins to have a “off the record” discussion panel. They told meta to fuck off.

      Here’s a post about the email meta has been sending to admins and his response.

      https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/82022/Kev-Quirk-one-of-the-admins-of-Fosstodon-a-Mastodon

      • noodlejetski
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        132 years ago

        one admin told them that. some of them have actually met with Meta after signing an NDA earlier this week.

        • riktor
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          That is true. Albeit attending a meeting doesn’t necessarily mean you’re gonna be selling your soul to Meta. Hopefully, those that do decide to attend stand up for the communities that are being built in the Fediverse.

          • RoundToo
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            82 years ago

            I would personally be inclined to take the meeting to better know how to counter their efforts.

          • fbievan
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            32 years ago

            Tbh, I’d really be interested into hearing what is said in that meeting…

            • yourgodlucifer
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              22 years ago

              They made the admins sign nda’s so its unlikely we will hear anything about it

              • fbievan
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                32 years ago

                unfortunate… something ought to be leaked sometime… I mean their messing with internet culture. I hope something slips through

        • @[email protected]OP
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          I mean, if i was an admin i would rationalize that its in your interest to listen to the enemy if they might reveal their evil plan. Even if you have to sign a contract that you can publicly talk about it. (Can always confine to a distant acquittance that is prone to start rumours)