Eugen RochkoMar 10, 2023
If Meta is really working on a new ActivityPub-powered social network, I see it as a very positive signal overall--my personal feelings towards Meta notwithstanding. For one, it's validation for our entire ecosystem from the biggest player. It also tells me that they don't see themselves as strong enough to keep users locked inside their walled garden anymore. It means the tide is really turning for interoperable social media, and that's always been the goal.
Show threadChris TrottierMar 10, 2023

@Gargron My thoughts exactly. They see the future and they know it's not walled gardens.

More to the point, just because they're Meta doesn't mean they'll be successful.

Kodak was an early adopter of digital cameras, but they went bankrupt.

Why? Because they just couldn't leave film photography behind.

Show threadChris TrottierMar 10, 2023

@Gargron All of Facebook's recent successes aren't a result of innovation. Any recent success they have is because they either acquired or copied the competition.

Meta can't acquire the Fediverse. Therefore they copy.

But now they're on our terrain, and the game has changed. They don't get to set the rules anymore 🙂

Show threadBrennan StehlingMar 11, 2023
@atomicpoet @Gargron The Fediverse can copy FB groups, events and shared photo albums. It would allow so many people to finally to get off the platform.
Show threadChris TrottierMar 11, 2023
@brennansv @Gargron You can do this with Friendica right now.
Show threadErik Uden => [email protected]Mar 11, 2023
Wait, can you import posts from Facebook to Friendica?
Show threadBrennan StehlingMar 11, 2023
@Erik I read that Facebook blocked that.
Show threadErik Uden => [email protected]

Bruh. That’s so sad. So I guess no luck on Pixelfed importing Instagram posts either…

However, Gallery-DL is a thing, downloading Instagram posts or Facebook posts isn’t hard, I really don’t see why the devs don’t implement it, but then again, I don’t know their software.

Mar 11, 2023 at 2:55pmWeb