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Yes, plus if they support client-server then kill it later, they risk the same kind of backlash that happened to Twitter and Reddit when they killed third party
by Lt_Riza_Hawkeye 3y ago
Yes, plus if they support client-server then kill it later, they risk the same kind of backlash that happened to Twitter and Reddit when they killed third party clients. But if they only support server-server when they kill it, they can just send an email to all the geeks telling them "import your account into threads by X date!" and most "normal" users will never notice
- thejohnconway 3y agoSupporting server-to-server ActivityPub is slightly risky for them as it gives people an alternative, and there will always be outward bleed. On the other hand I think it takes a lot of pressure off potential legal troubles around being a monopoly (which they must be worried about if they actually manage to kill Twitter). I predict if they manage to be the overwhelmingly dominant platform in the Fediverse, they’ll keep it working. If they see another big competitor jumping in and taking a lot of users (or hell, if Mastodon starts to eat their lunch), I’m not so sure.