It's also legally required in the EU, right?

Embrace, Extend, Extinguish. That's the predictable strategy all big corps will take: to use Open Standards as a ladder they can climb up, to popularity and profit. Then kick the ladder out from under them. Gullibility in this regard will only set back Open Standards for a very long time. #XMPP should have pretty much taken over the world by now, but was passed over time and again by the likes of Meta and Google/Alphabet, who usurped it, then betrayed it.

But why.
I know that my kitchen sink and the septic tank both use pipes, but I would never want them to mix up.

How can I help to make it works?

@lascapi There are multiple ways. It can start with using the network and talk about up to support and engage in development. That could be on the protocol as well as XMPP clients and beyond software such as servers. Development support can also be helping as a tester. Of course you can also follow and promote our channels.