I'm convinced that federating Threads offers two major benefits to Meta. And that this is why they have no incentive to EEE.<p>First, federating is a clear signal to antitrust-bodies that, no, there is no monopoly. With the EU shifting gear in this, and the US also pushing back at big-tech, there is a real "danger" that these companies will otherwise be forced to build interoperable social-media. Now, Meta is the first mover, and can do it their own way.<p>Secondly, by federating, you give yourself leeway to block and ban people. If you want to block, say, the POTUS, you can now say "sure, but you can just set up your own instance". Where, in a siloed social media, you're practically blocking people's speech, with federation, you're saying: 'sure, speech whatever you want, just not on our instance'.