@matt@tchambers ... and to continue a little bit, #RSS is a good litmus test, because they could turn on right now. It's a known entity. They can put sensible rate limits etc. in place and we can consume their content without that app of theirs.
But that's exactly what they don't want.
By making open-web APIs cumbersome they can own more content. Most brands like the NBA etc. aren't going to turn on Fediverse sharing if it is opt-in, and they also own the discussions around topics like that.