I want to point out how similar this is to the FYES arrangement which allows close allies to spy on each other's citizens to skirt the legal blocks of a country spying on its own citizens. This allowed Facebook to honestly say (from a legal standpoint) they didn't read/use private messages for ads. Because they didn't say they didn't sell private messages to other companies for tons of $$$, and let them do the reading and advertising.

Let's not forget how similar Facebook is to a CIA program that ended from public scrutiny only a few years prior, and how much involvement Facebook now has with US Government entities.

If the CIA (or just Facebook) wanted to

• Kill budding decentralization concepts and

• Cause overload to the system while Facebook retains ultimate control once everyone gives up or only a few small instances are left

Threads is how it would be done. Interesting naming coincidence too, as pulling a thread causes the entire garment to become structurally compromised.