There is a strong rumour going round that some Fediverse developers and admins have held secret discussions with Meta/Facebook under NDAs.
The Fediverse is supposed to be an alliance of open projects built by a broad grassroots base. Its devs/admins are not supposed to hold secret backroom discussions with people who have a horrific track record (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/06/rohingya-sue-facebook-myanmar-genocide-us-uk-legal-action-social-media-violence).
Facebook/Meta is in effect a sociopathic corporation (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/growth-at-any-cost-top-facebook-executive-defended-data). Nothing good will come of talking to them.
it’s an extraordinary claim, but i don’t disbelieve it. has anyone else heard anything about this?
it is a pretty extraordinary claim, but not unbelievable. regardless of whether there’s evidence, we should still be on the lookout for suspicious behavior
Exactly this. I can claim that the moon actually exists inside of my kidneys but unless you cut me open and pull out the moon you have no reason to believe me.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Otherwise it’s just some rumor.
Are you getting paychecks from Zuckerberg to post this? /s
it is a pretty extraordinary claim, but not unbelievable. regardless of whether there’s evidence, we should still be on the lookout for suspicious behavior
How about you search for proof before spreading rumors?
Exactly this. I can claim that the moon actually exists inside of my kidneys but unless you cut me open and pull out the moon you have no reason to believe me.
^^ That