otter@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
We really need better visualization tools for who is federated with what. Meta is just one large / recognizable company to pop into the fediverse. Others will move in over time, and if instances choose to do something like this (defed from any instance that didn’t also choose to defed from X, Y, Z), then it’s going to be a complete mess trying to figure out who is federated with what.
Those smaller defederated instances will need to be extra clear about who they are federated with and why, otherwise people will avoid them.
PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 10 months ago
I envision brands creating their own instances that federate with Meta. Then you can get an exclusive Gucci account for some absurd amount of money and use it to flex on the plebs.
loobkoob@kbin.social 10 months ago
It'll potentially just end up like emails (which are also federated, after all), where Gucci employees get an @gucci.com email address and an @gucci.com ActivityPub handle.
otter@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
It might also help with the whole verification mess.
officialgucci@example.com looks fake
main@gucci.com is clearly legitimate