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Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode by olah_1 on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:13PM (#36553180)
Their use of ActivityPub is just a way to quickly bootstrap social media functionality using time tested libraries. Just like they did with XMPP.
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Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode by threeseed on Saturday July 01, 2023 @06:33PM (#36556037)
It's likely more a way for Instagram to avoid monopoly and associated regulatory discussions.

By basing it on an open protocol they can be one of many trusted clients rather than a closed, proprietary service.

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