Mastodon MigrationJun 24, 2023

Subject: What's going on with Meta?

To: @Gargron, @ruud, @jerry, @supernovae, @stux, @trumpet, @kev and other large instance admins

Rumors are tearing this place apart out here about secret deals with #Meta. The latest is that Meta has held #NDA meetings with some of you and they will federate with large instances under contracts providing financial support (1) (2).

This is a time for leadership, not silence. Please, what's going on?

(1) https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/110598855375585873
(2) https://mastodon.social/@alexeheath/110596207691212890

Show threadEugen RochkoJun 24, 2023
@mastodonmigration I am not aware of any secret deals with Meta. As far as I can tell people are just making stuff up. There is little to comment on until Meta's platform launches.
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@Gargron @mastodonmigration

Sorry to be picky, but that statement is not actually denying such meetings happened though is it?

Nor is it denying NDAs happened?

"There is little to comment on until Meta's platform launches" sounds very much like the phrase someone would use if an NDA has been signed on an upcoming product. Third party developers often say that phrase if they're discussing collaborations with large publishers.

If you want to deny these things specifically and directly, that would be great?

Jun 24, 2023 at 5:44pmWeb
Show threadFediThing has moved!Jun 24, 2023

@Gargron @mastodonmigration

I mean... compare what Eugen says above to what @kev from Fosstodon just published:

https://fosstodon.org/@kev/110592625692688836

It doesn't sound like people are making stuff up at all. Meta's own email talks about meeting many admins, about "confidential details that should not be shared with others" etc. That sounds like NDA meetings.

It's really hard to reconcile the existence of this letter from Meta with what Eugen is saying in his statement.

Kev Quirk (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Yeah, that's gonna be a hard pass from me thanks, Rachel. Zero interest in having a conversation with #Meta "off the record" or otherwise. Sharing this purely to be as transparent as possible with our members.

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Show threadJesseJun 24, 2023
@FediThing @Gargron @mastodonmigration No one is denying the meetings.