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Well, personally I think that Meta is taking the threat of regulator action very seriously. You only have to look at how Google and Apple are in trouble. Ownin
by mkarliner 2y ago
Well, personally I think that Meta is taking the threat of regulator action very seriously. You only have to look at how Google and Apple are in trouble.
Owning WhatsApp, Threads and Instagram makes them a big target for breakup.
And an open system defuses that significantly.
- lolinder 2y ago> And an open system defuses that significantly. I'm not sure that it has as much of an impact as you think it does. Threads would not be a significant target for regulator action regardless of openness—it doesn't have enough share of the market to be interesting. Meanwhile, the openness of Threads does nothing to alleviate the concerns of their dominance in every non-microblogging social media category.
- mkarliner 2y agoMeta could link Threads and Instagram in a heartbeat if they chose, and were't scared of the consequences. Threads is small fry at the moment, but a very good test and precursor to making the same play across the other properties. I respect your opinion BTW, I don't like flame wars. :-) It's worth remembering that the Fediverse is not just microblogging, there are platforms for pretty much every kind of social media play.
- sangnoir 2y ago> Threads would not be a significant target for regulator action regardless of openness—it doesn't have enough share of the market to be interesting Zuckerberg thinks Threads could be Meta's next billion-plus-user product.