this is free advertising for protocols like atproto/nostr/activitypub where the APIs are locked open. it's wild to think that Instagram really think they're actually using ActivityPub on Threads. their integration is so crap (on purpose) to try and keep people locked into Threads.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/06/instagram-locks-out-developers-of-third-party-consumer-apps/

#instagram #threads #protocol #nostr #activitypub #atproto