Meta is exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates; the app, codenamed P92, will reportedly let users log in with Instagram
my personal feelings towards Meta notwithstanding. For one, it's validation for our entire ecosystem from the biggest player. … Mike McCue / @mike@flipboard.social : @Gargron From experience I can tell you the Facebook playbook: — 1) Tightly embrace and clone the latest new thing — 2) Reach out to the people who've been key in building/supporting that new thing with attractive partnerships to gain their support, trust and endorsement … Tweets: Deepsekhar Choudhury / @deepsekharc : Some of the other #P92 features including tappable links in posts with previews (like Twitter), user bio, username, verification badges, images and videos would be made shareable on the initial versions of the app, according to the plan. (6/n) Deepsekhar Choudhury / @deepsekharc : The app will be Instagram-branded and will allow users to register/login to the app through their Instagram credentials, sources said. @moneycontrolcom has seen a copy of an internal product brief that elaborates on functioning and various product features of the app. (2/n) Emil Protalinski / @epro : Does P92 stand for prototype 92, as in the number of post-Facebook social networks the company has failed to build? https://twitter.com/... Max Chafkin / @chafkin : on one hand, this seems sensible. OTOH funny that FB is knocking off...mastadon https://www.platformer.news/ ...
If Meta is really working on a new ActivityPub-powered social network, I see it as a very positive signal overall—my personal feelings towards Meta notwithstanding. For one, it's validation for our entire ecosystem from the biggest player. …
Some of the other #P92 features including tappable links in posts with previews (like Twitter), user bio, username, verification badges, images and videos would be made shareable on the initial versions of the app, according to the plan. (6/n)
The app will be Instagram-branded and will allow users to register/login to the app through their Instagram credentials, sources said. @moneycontrolcom has seen a copy of an internal product brief that elaborates on functioning and various product features of the app. (2/n)