Found this post super informative as it relates to Mastodon, and thought Lemmy might also benefit from this perspective. I’m not sure I share his optimism, but his points seem sound to dampen some of the alarm bells over Meta joining the Fediverse.

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    1 year ago

    Is their main data source not the direct user interaction with their website or app?

    They don’t know the identity of every Fediverse user, having a profile on a Fediverse user isn’t worth anything unless it can be linked directly to a web browser used by that person, unless they can show you ads they don’t make any money.