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How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) (ploum.net)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/fediverse@kbin.social
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It's really important for those of us who've lived through previous megacorp attacks on free software ecosystems to TEACH that history.

This article rehashes a lot of relevant stuff in some detail. Regardless of what you feel about the decisions around the fediverse and Facebook, knowing the history can only help.

When we learn from history, we are NOT NECESSARILY condemned to repeat it.

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[–] 17 points 3 years ago

That was a great read! I can definitely see Meta trying to "hijack" the fediverse. By not collaborating with them, growth will appear to be slower, but the growth the fediverse does have will be due to people that genuinely care about digital freedom and privacy. I think that over time creates a more robust user base than blindly including all those that don't care.

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