Why is Meta adding fediverse interoperability to Threads?

Why is Meta adding fediverse interoperability to Threads? What is Meta’s goal here?
Last Week in Fediverse – episode 37

Mark Zuckerberg talks about Threads, with implications for the fediverse. Fediseer is a new take on sharing information about server blocks. Tying some trends about Germans and social networks together.
Mark Zuckerberg on Threads and ActivityPub

Mark Zuckerberg recently gave an interview with The Verge, in which he made a variety of comments on Threads and ActivityPub. In this article I take a look at what this says about his vision on Threads, the fediverse, and more.
Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 27

The feverish news regarding the launch of Threads the previous week has died down somewhat. The Dutch government has officially launched their Mastodon server. Lemmy experiences a critical vulnerability. And some mixed messages regarding Tumblr adding ActivityPub support at some point in the future.
Making sense of Threads and regulation

The launch of Threads, with its promise of adding ActivityPub support in the future, is hotly debated. I take a look at 3 upcoming pieces of legislation, the DMA, DSA and the Canadian Online News Act, to see how this potentially impacts Threads decision to federate in the future.
Last Week in the Fediverse – episode 26

Threads has launched to massive interest. Mastodon grows it’s active users by 50% in a week. The Dutch government is in the process of launching a Mastodon server.