You see this story by @NaomiNix of the Washington post?
It's not so important that Meta is "considering" a new social network.
The real story is "decentralized model gains steam".
And what is that "decentralized model"? The Fediverse!
The mainstream media is now acknowledging that the Fediverse is cutting edge social media technology.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/11/meta-mastodon-activitypub/