Comment on 😠Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first time😠

• thingsiplay@beehaw.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  At what exactly do you refer to? Meta does not need to federate with the Fediverse. I am not aware of any law that would force Meta doing this.

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  • Lionir@beehaw.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The DMA has clauses that force big companies that are considered “gatekeepers” to allow interoperability with other services.

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    • thingsiplay@beehaw.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Good to know! I guess that’s why Apple is forced to communicate with Android.

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yes, also why Apple is going to allow sideloading (even though they also are complying maliciously) and also MS now allows you to uninstall Edge.

        All of this, of course, only applies in the EU.

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• jarfil@beehaw.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How is it “malicious”?

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We don’t know yet the full answer to that but I’d say being “opt in” without any sort of prompt ( especially when every other fucking Meta feature is “opt out” ), or having unidirectional federation would qualify as malicious.

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