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Force them to provide an openly accessible API to allow people to receive messages/event invites and send messages to the users of that platform. Then they can
by this_was_posted 7y ago
Force them to provide an openly accessible API to allow people to receive messages/event invites and send messages to the users of that platform. Then they can choose to use a different social network without having to give up their connections with people who haven't jumped ship. This way the advantage of the network effect of popular social networks will disappear.
- majani 7y agoTelcos have shown that there are ways to maintain network effects in the face of federation: ridiculous connection fees for users outside of your network.