Meta releases Threads API for developers to build “unique integrations” (www.theverge.com)
from misk@sopuli.xyz to technology@lemmy.world on 18 Jun 2024 14:21
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otp@sh.itjust.works on 18 Jun 2024 19:04 next collapse

Wonderful! After a few years of people relying on it, they can jack up the prices.

Twitter, Reddit… probably plenty more, too

misk@sopuli.xyz on 19 Jun 2024 10:38 collapse

They’ll probably pull the rug one way or another. Maybe they won’t because users could then move from Threads to a Mastodon instance that supports their favorite app and still keep in touch with all the people they follow.

hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world on 18 Jun 2024 23:52 next collapse

Power move over Twitter.

danhab99@programming.dev on 20 Jun 2024 04:15 collapse

Isn’t threads.net activitypub?

Adanisi@lemmy.zip on 20 Jun 2024 06:24 next collapse

Supposedly. Supposedly they also weren’t going to ignore the standard and do their own thing but I guess this disproves that.

misk@sopuli.xyz on 20 Jun 2024 07:44 next collapse

Having own client API doesn’t affect ActivityPub compatibility.

HKayn@dormi.zone on 20 Jun 2024 10:38 collapse

Lemmy has its own API. Does this prove their ignorance of the standard too?

helenslunch@feddit.nl on 21 Jun 2024 03:51 collapse

It’s unidirectional and opt-in