I have a general skepticism when it comes to decentralization of social media. It's not on the concept per-se which is great, but how it's:<p>1) Marketed or viewed as something inferior. Eg. Diaspora (<a href="https://joindiaspora.com/" rel="nofollow">https://joindiaspora.com/</a>) went downhill the moment it was announced that it had received funding from Mark Zuckerberg.<p>2) Operated as the competitor of a mainstream and centralised platform. The centralised platforms are good at building networks and if that task is added on the user to complete, it cannot become a viable competitor. Eg. you have to develop your own network - you cannot be plug-and-play in real sense<p>3) Run as non-profit, mainstream alternative. That way, it's just there and not useful at all.<p>Associating Twitter and this initiative again moves it on the same path. They have something to show to the federal government for brownie points but deep-down, they also know how it'll end up.