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1. Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Friday, 19-May-2023 20:14:15 UTC Oblomov

   I barely just finished posting about #Google's responsibility in killing off #RSS (and in what sense exactly) <https://sociale.network/@oblomov/110395233362332095> that Meta aka #Facebook confirms its upcoming #Instagram #Twitter competitor codenamed #Barcelona will “interoperate with #Mastodon” (i.e. will support #ActivityPub)

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   • Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Friday, 19-May-2023 20:14:29 UTC Oblomov

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     • brennen

     The news comes just in time to remind us about the role #Facebook played in killing off #RSS via #EEE (#EmbraceExtendExtinguish). Luckily, the memory is still fresh enough for some of us, see e.g. @brennen post <https://federation.p1k3.com/@brennen/110396633851079671> in support of @noracodes reminder of the threat to the Fediverse that Facebook represents <https://tenforward.social/@noracodes/110396601012566910>.

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   • Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Friday, 19-May-2023 20:14:33 UTC Oblomov

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     The obvious recommendation here is to defederate with extreme prejudice any and all #Facebook-associated instance. We know how it will play out, we've seen it happen again and again. It doesn't matter how nice and cooperative they will be in the beginning, this is a power move against the #Fediverse, a move against which it has no chance of resisting if even an inch is given.

     #DefederateFacebook
     #DefederateInstagram
     #DefederateBarcelona

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   • Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Friday, 19-May-2023 20:14:37 UTC Oblomov

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     The only measure in which this news can be viewed positively is that the decision confirms the #Fediverse as a threat to the social silos. Let's keep it this way. Do not trust #Facebook. Do not forget that just last week #Instagram tried to block the #joinPixelfed tag <https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/110338112401101688>, lest people became aware of the existence of the world outside, a world that still has the appeal of early-days IG, and not subject to the threat of enshittification.

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