I think it’s pretty safe to say that the majority of us are here to avoid another corporate takeover of our preferred platforms. It would seem to me to be a tad irresponsible to allow Facebook into our space with open arms, allowing them to hoover up our data. I would love to keep using Lemmy.world, but will happily change instances if need be, and I feel many share that sentiment.

  • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
    122·
    11 months ago

    I think xmpp is just the example of what could happen to the fediverse if Facebook follow the same play

    • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
      34·
      11 months ago

      Damn, if only there were examples written down somewhere, perhaps online, where we could read theories based on past events about this potential situation.

      Oh well i guess 🤷‍♂️

    • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      78·
      11 months ago

      So you’re saying Facebook will lose interest in the feddiverse and leave it largely unscathed to go on to do what it has always done? Not sure why people are so doom and gloom about this. This seems like the best outcome you all would want.

      • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
        41·
        11 months ago

        No, I think the point of the article is that they might try to siphon off all the casual fediverse uses with flashy features and big names and then break compatibility

        • KlearEnglish
          22·
          11 months ago

          There’s barely anyone to siphon right now.