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Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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The tool is nearly ready to be released, Zuckerman told Ars, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst associate professor is afraid that Facebook owner Meta might threaten legal action if he goes ahead. And his fears appear well-founded. In 2021, Meta sent a cease-and-desist letter to the creator of the original Unfollow Everything, Louis Barclay, leading that developer to shut down his tool after thousands of Facebook users had eagerly downloaded it.

Zuckerman is suing Meta, asking a US district court in California to invalidate Meta's past arguments against developers like Barclay and rule that Meta would have no grounds to sue if he released his tool.

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[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm pro-fediverse, that's why I think it's just as bad.

We probably mean the same but look at it through different lenses. I also want the fediverse to succeed. Therefore I host 4 fediverse instances.

But you have to understand that keeping anyone (especially tech companies with tons of knowledge) from reading this stuff is 1. impossible and 2. against the freedom idea of the fediverse.

There is one instance in particular, that has the vast majority of Lemmy

That would be world

not being able to let people know that I've noticed them being curated

And why is that a problem? You cant keep people in **** from being shot either and we‘re not making a fuss about it from what I can tell. I suggest we focus on the things we can while we can. Otherwise we wont get the stuff done that we actually have the power and influence for.

I think corporations taking over one of the big instances would be subtle and will have terrible consequences for the fediverse.

Again, something you cant influence. I defederated meta and will defederate anyone else who pushes ads or other shit content. If other admins do the same we will automatically separate from shit content.

Be the change you want to see and either make your own instance or donate to the one you’re on. Also, tell others the same thing and we will get to a better place guaranteed. The system of the fediverse is already great because its democratic. Our only enemy is i fighting.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

I think we're on the same page, I don't care if they read my feed in the slightest. Reddit made a shit ton off of me and my friends and I didn't care about that either. They were providing a free service and I used it, make money. My issue with reddit was/is, they think they're the product and treat everyone as such.

Be the change you want to see

Yep, that's one of the things I'm doing right here by getting the word out for everyone to spread out through the Fediverse. People were saying that when I joined, but I didn't understand what the ramifications were. Of course, I can't tell anyone on the largest instance, lol.