Federated technology in general is a major threat to the corporate social media hegemony. Exploiting the network effect is one of the major reasons platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube are able to remain dominant, and federation serves as a catalyst to overcoming the network effect. If they start going on the offensive against federated protocols, don't buy their bullshit excuses for a second.
Federated technology in general is a major threat to the corporate social media hegemony. Exploiting the network effect is one of the major reasons platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube are able to remain dominant, and federation serves as a catalyst to overcoming the network effect. If they start going on the offensive against federated protocols, don't buy their bullshit excuses for a second.