Meta Platforms is considering building a new standalone decentralized, text-based social network that could compete with Twitter.
The project, codenamed P92, would allow users to log in using their Instagram credentials and will support ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol powering Mastodon.
Decentralized social platforms rely on individual servers that use a uniform protocol, avoiding centralized content control and possible censorship.
- Instagram head Adam Mosseri is leading Project P92.
- According to sources, the project is still a work in progress.
- On Friday, Meta confirmed it is exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates.
