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fancysandwiches

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Software person, co-founder of PyCascades and PuPPy, artist in my free time, collector of hobbies.

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  • Painting (watercolors and gouache)
  • Sketching
  • Birding / Nature Photography
  • Modular Synthesizers
  • Metal music

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fancysandwiches,
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@ianbetteridge @aral @Five For those wondering just like me, the answer is a bit complicated, but in terms of settlements paid:

On 28 June 2016, Volkswagen agreed to pay $15.3 billion to settle the various public and private civil actions in the United States, the largest settlement ever of an automobile-related consumer class action in United States history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal#Private_actions

atomicpoet, to fediversenews

I just had a look at 's recent press release about , and something caught my attention right away.

For the very first time, they're acknowledging another platform alongside . Specifically, they're highlighting that can now connect through .

Now, you know Meta's PR department doesn't say things by accident. So here's why this is a big deal. Last time I checked, WordPress powers a whopping 43% of the Internet. Yeah, you heard that right! If you visit a website, there's a good chance it's using WordPress as its CMS.

Now, if even a fraction of those WordPress sites start federating, it could have a huge impact on the network effect of the Fediverse. Of course, Meta isn't oblivious to this. I've been talking about the potential of WordPress and ActivityPub for quite some time now.

But if you're particularly observant, you might also notice that they mention . We've known for a while that Tumblr is likely to integrate ActivityPub into their platform.

But here's an interesting tidbit: Did you know that one company, Automattic, not only owns Tumblr but is also the driving force behind WordPress?

I don't want to jump to conclusions, but once again, PR departments don't just drop hints randomly. I have a strong feeling that Meta has been having some high-level discussions with Automattic about the future of ActivityPub. It wouldn't surprise me if Meta has some insights into Automattic's upcoming plans for the Fediverse.

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/introducing-threads-new-app-text-sharing/

@fediversenews

fancysandwiches,
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@randulo @rlx @atomicpoet @fediversenews I don't believe so. Your requests are routed through your server which then, if needed, are forwarded to other servers.

fancysandwiches,
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@randulo @rlx @atomicpoet @fediversenews My best guess is that what they're trying to say in their privacy policy is that if there is a way to grab an IP address they will. Their privacy policy is probably purposely overbroad. It could also be that they're covering the case that someone clicks on a link in Mastodon that leads to Threads, which is very easy to do. I often click links in folks posts that lead me to other servers (e.g. clicking open original page).

thenexusofprivacy, to fediverse
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Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ!

https://privacy.thenexus.today/should-the-fediverse-welcome-surveillance-capitalism/

Contents:

  • Two views of the fediverse
  • The case for "Trust but verify"
  • Wait a second. Why should anybody trust Facebook, Instagram, or Meta?
  • Why the Anti-Meta FediPact is good strategy
  • We're here, we're queer, fuck Facebook
  • A few words about digital colonialism
  • Now's a good time for instance admins to discuss with their communities
  • In chaos there is opportunity!

@fediverse @fediverse

fancysandwiches,
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@darnell @darnell @oliphant @Seirdy @dangillmor @tchambers @deadsuperhero @oblomov @jo @vantablack @alice @viennawriter @admin1 @cendawanita @fosstodon @damon @gcrkrause @ianbetteridge @ophiocephalic @smallpatatas @thenexusofprivacy @mcp @PoliticaConC @edendestroyer

Where did you read that the software would be installable by 3rd parties? I've not seen that rumor anywhere. It wouldn't be their first open source project, for sure, but I don't think they've ever open sourced a whole app.

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