At Meta, WebRTC powers real-time audio and video across various platforms. But forking a large open-source project like WebRTC within our monorepo presents unique challenges – over time, an internal fork can drift behind upstream, cutting itself off from community upgrades. We’re sharing how we escaped this “forking...
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Escaping the Fork: How Meta Modernized WebRTC Across 50+ Use Cases
Meta Engineering · 2026-04-09
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