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😠Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first timeðŸ˜
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Seems unlikely. This is Meta's malicious compliance with MDA or whatever from the EU.
At what exactly do you refer to? Meta does not need to federate with the Fediverse. I am not aware of any law that would force Meta doing this.
The DMA (Digital Markets Act) has clauses that force big companies that are considered "gatekeepers" to allow interoperability with other services.
Good to know! I guess that's why Apple is forced to communicate with Android.
Yes, also why Apple is going to allow sideloading (even though they also are complying maliciously) and also MS now allows you to uninstall Edge.
All of this, of course, only applies in the EU.
How is it "malicious"?
We don't know yet the full answer to that but I'd say being "opt in" without any sort of prompt ( especially when every other fucking Meta feature is "opt out" ), or having unidirectional federation would qualify as malicious.