What are the implications of Facebook controlling the React framework?

Does the decline of a company predict the decline of a codebase?

The latest in a string of bad news for Facebook aka Meta came last week when longtime COO Sheryl Sandberg announced her departure from the company. Perhaps her legacy is debatable, as her “Lean In” rhetoric made her one of the most high-profile and influential women in business even if it was later skewered by many people including Michelle Obama. But i…