I heard it’s already launched, is it true?
Yeah, I’m aware it’s from Meta so automatically it’s going to be hated by people from Fediverse… But I think it’s not fair to judge something until we try it directly.
I’m particularly interested in the ActivityPub compatibility, but it’s seems like it’s not going to be enabled on launch? Can anyone confirm?
NGL, my expectation is very low from this app. The fact that it’s not going to be released in EU is very alarming, hmm. Meta isn’t known for respecting user’s privacy…
I went ahead and downloaded/tried it. and… I’m not a fan. First, it’s mobile only. No desktop/pc/web. Already a negative. Then it forces instagram accounts, doesn’t have it’s own. There’s literally no search feature I could find, so you’re stuck looking at whatever the default feed is, or I guess who you follow? But can’t find people to follow unless you search their name directly.
There’s no activitypub support currently I think.
all in all I don’t like it.
Word I got on the grapevine was they may not be rolling out the federation for the first month or three, which would be understandable if true. It would mean much less of a learning curve for early adopters. Don’t wanna scare 'em, this place is admittedly a little mindbending at first.
But isn’t it supposed to launch…uh…tomorrow? How the hell does it not have a search feature? Why are we bothering with accounts on another platform, making the move for new users theoretically even more of a pain? This sounds like it’s not even done yet.
They 100% rushed launching it, after looking at how elno screwed things in Twitter. There’s no better time to launch this, now or never. I think
Which I find a bit stupid.
They have one shot at converting launch hype into a user base.
Yes, twitter is a bit of a shitshow right now, but I doubt it will get any better in the coming months. So I don’t see the urgency to push out a half-baked product.
But after the VR money bonfire they have had for the past two years, I think they are desperate for a new offering to gain some traction.
it launched today lol. but yeah. if there’s search I couldn’t figure it out. it only seemed to search users, not posts.