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What to know about Threads (blog.joinmastodon.org)

submitted 1 year ago by bahmanm@lemmy.ml to c/technology

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By Eugen Rochko (CEO/Founder @ Mastodon)

Today, Meta is launching its new microblogging platform called Threads. What is noteworthy about this launch is that Threads intends to become part of the decentralized social web by using the same standard protocol as Mastodon, ActivityPub. There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today...

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[–] talbot 2 points 1 year ago

I would expect … incentives … to be part of that story

Being new to the federated model my gut reaction is they found a way they can maintain their "freebooting" model but without the usual criticisms because the original source is baked in to the platform. It would be an interesting conversation if they start monetizing within their own platform, with no increased server costs.