I actually expect it matters fairly little to Meta either way, it’s basically just a fun add-on to their service, but it’s good for federation as a concept.
Wow, nobody had brought that up to me before. It looks like it has been around long enough that could actually be the consideration, the DMA having begun the process of becoming law in 2020.
Then why is Meta facilitating it?
I actually expect it matters fairly little to Meta either way, it’s basically just a fun add-on to their service, but it’s good for federation as a concept.
Most likely to comply with the Digital Markets Act. Same reason they’re adding interoperability to WhatsApp.
Wow, nobody had brought that up to me before. It looks like it has been around long enough that could actually be the consideration, the DMA having begun the process of becoming law in 2020.