Hypothetically, they could implement some internal api and open Reddit to the fediverse no? What would happen then? (I’m sure they won’t because they want the money… but I’m just speculating…)

  • kava@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Then they would be a part of the fediverse and people on Lemmy would be able to see reddit content and people on reddit could see Lemmy content.

    Not sure what the question is. What are the implications? Would be a pretty big deal for a company like reddit to do that. Never gonna happen with current management, of course.

    I think instances would ultimately federate with reddit even though lots of people would make a big stink about it, just like with the Threads thing we saw a few weeks ago.

    • LinkOpensChest.wav@midwest.social
      32·
      1 year ago

      Did major instances federate with Threads? Honestly, all I saw from that fiasco were some screenshots of celebrities making fools of themselves. I never saw the outcome.

      • kava@lemmy.world
        11·
        1 year ago

        Threads hadn’t actually coded in the ActivityPub protocol into their system yet when they released. They released a bit early because they were trying to strike while Twitter/X was going through some drama.

        According to them at the time they will federate in a few months. Not sure how realistic that is, but it’s what they were claiming then. I haven’t paid much attention since.

        So as of now, nobody is federated with Threads.