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[–] whofearsthenight@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (5 children)

I have zero faith that will happen. I don't think they anticipated how well threads would be adopted and that saying they'd federate was just a hedge.

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[–] gravitational_anomaly@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I bet they'll pull a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

I'm sure that's what they want. A free and open platform that doesn't rely on advertising and isn't there to make a profit? Kill it!

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[–] fuck_u_spez_in_particular@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

A few instances will likely federate with threads, but probably not the interesting ones...

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[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

I think the implication was that Threads will not actually federate

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[–] fuck_u_spez_in_particular@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

Oh I think they'll do, just to not miss the train, and then they'll find a "smart" way to "destroy" federation and get people on their side... But we'll see...

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