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Discussion on: Privacy On The Net

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Andrew Lucker

This is a business model problem for FB, not really a privacy problem.

People will continue to give away their information. People want attention. There is a web standard being developed called ActivityPub that attempts to decentralize Twitter/Facebook style sharing.

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Ben Halpern

Do you see ActivityPub having a real impact on Twitter/Facebook's bottom line?

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Andrew Lucker

Not immediately, or in the near future. However it is a tough Catch 22 for them regardless.

If they add support for ActivityPub, then the whole business is now commoditized. Why would a monopoly choose to become a commodity?

If they don't add support for ActivityPub, then all the networks supporting it become a "federation" to compete with Social monopolies.

Big Networks will choose to be "left out" of any new network technologies, and it will be their downfall. Slowly.