META'S NEW PLATFORM
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Meta, the parent firm of Facebook and Instagram is mulling a plan to build standalone text-based apps that will support ActivityPub, the decentralized social network protocol that powers Twitter rival Mastodon, and other federated apps used by sources familiar with the features.
While Twitter and Facebook are controlled by a body—a company—decentralized platforms like Mastodon running on thousands of computer servers are often largely run by volunteer administrators who federate their systems.
The app will appear branded as Instagram and will allow users to sign in/sign out to the app with their credentials. Of course, it's not clear if the app, codenamed P92, is still in the concept stage or if the active development phase has already begun. A source close to said the app is still under development.