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0 pointslolinder1y ago0 comments

> And an open system defuses that significantly.

I'm not sure that it has as much of an impact as you think it does. Threads would not be a significant target for regulator action regardless of openness—it doesn't have enough share of the market to be interesting. Meanwhile, the openness of Threads does nothing to alleviate the concerns of their dominance in every non-microblogging social media category.

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mkarliner1y ago

Meta could link Threads and Instagram in a heartbeat if they chose, and were't scared of the consequences. Threads is small fry at the moment, but a very good test and precursor to making the same play across the other properties. I respect your opinion BTW, I don't like flame wars. :-)

It's worth remembering that the Fediverse is not just microblogging, there are platforms for pretty much every kind of social media play.

sangnoir1y ago

> Threads would not be a significant target for regulator action regardless of openness—it doesn't have enough share of the market to be interesting

Zuckerberg thinks Threads could be Meta's next billion-plus-user product.

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