I don't think this is the last threat Meta poses with their new product, but it's just the one I've thought through most so far.
Basically, when they join the fediverse, interacting from our non-Meta fedi might be the same as when any app asks you to upload your contacts list to "invite friends": You're giving away your social graph, which supplies the recommendation algorithm, which informs the behavioral models, which helps them target the ads.
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2023-07-07 00:38:18
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