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Billionaire-proof open social media is now mission-critical infrastructure for the future of democracy.
@ntnsndr
The fediverse has nothing to be smug about so long as (parts of) it continue to collude with the Zuckerberg entity. That is the entryist project for an anti-democracy billionaire to control this network. Meta has been afforded deep access into the development process of ActivityPub, and the fedi as a whole has failed to contain and reject the threat. Until and unless that happens, the fediverse (as a distinct AP-based construct at least) will not be the vehicle to fulfill this mission
@ophiocephalic @ntnsndr The Fediverse is whatever you want it to be, open or closed. My instance has blocked all access to threads and even Bluesky. I like it that way.
@ophiocephalic@kolektiva.social@adrianmorales
Cheers to your blocking policy; and yes, there is a part of the fediverse standing against the threat!
Yeah, the Free Fediverse, anti-Meta FediPact, and instances with blocking policies like the ones @adrianmorales all have an explicit goal of being billionaire resistent.
And totally agree: with Meta having so much influence over the AP standard it's proof by example that any AP-centric construct is not billionaire-resistant.
@thenexusofprivacy @adrianmorales @ophiocephalic @ntnsndr
What influence does Meta has over AP? Where can we check that?
@nemesis
Excuse the self-promotion, but you can have a look at some posts on that subject which are linked at the top of my feed under the heading "Meta and its collaborators"
You can track the SocialCG's public discussions at https://www.w3.org/wiki/SocialCG - it has links to the email list and meeting notes. Here's an example of somebody from a Meta-funded non-profit (who's got a major role in the discussions going forward) attempting to shut down criticisms of Meta on the email list. https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-swicg/2025Jan/0026.html
The SocialCG is currently in the process of coming up with a charter for a Working Group to create the next version of the ActivityPub spec. Things to look for: does Meta have a representative on the working group? (Since they're a dues-paying W3C member, they're entitled to one, so presumably the answer will be yes.). How many people from Meta-funded non-profits (or organizations that take funding from Meta or Meta-funded non-profits) will be in the group? What roles will they play, publicly and behind the scenes? How many people critical of Meta will be involved -- and what roles will they play?