I don&#x27;t know about Twitter itself, but I think there have been a few attempts at federate competitors or protocols. The most recent I can recall is Tent: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tent_(protocol)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tent_(protocol)</a><p>It seems like Tent has morphed now into this: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cupcake.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cupcake.io&#x2F;</a>