Exactly. GChat supported federation at the start, but they removed it later due to spam and other challenges [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1179

Exactly. GChat supported federation at the start, but they removed it later due to spam and other challenges [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11795658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11795658