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Threads Allows Users To Follow Fediverse Accounts

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Threads Allows Users To Follow Fediverse Accounts

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Posted on Dec 5, 2024

Written by Andrea Miliani Tech News Expert

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, announced yesterday that the social media platform Threads will allow users to follow fediverse—decentralized platforms running on ActivityPub protocol—accounts.

In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Threads will now allow users to interact with other fediverse platforms and accounts
Users will be able to follow Mastodon accounts and interact with content on decentralized platforms on the ActivityPub protocol
Users were confused with the new features and the limitations of the integration

According to PC Mag, Thread users will be able to follow accounts from social media platforms like Mastodon, but only if those accounts have interacted with their content on Meta’s platform before.

Users can also share content on fediverse platforms by adjusting settings and allowing “fediverse sharing” on their Thread accounts profiles.

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram and Threads, shared a video with more details on how this new feature works. “You can follow people from other fediverse servers who have interacted with federated users or posts on Threads,” wrote Mosseri. “You can see their posts by navigating to their profile, and you can also choose to be notified when they post on their server.”

Many users shared comments and a few sounded a bit confused as the “fediverse” term—short for “federated universe” isn’t widely adopted yet. “What is fediverse ??? Never heard about it before,” wrote one user. “I am happy that this integration is getting stronger, what I don’t understand however is the logic which users can be followed,” wrote another one.

Threads recently reached 275 million users and has been announcing multiple updates and new features in the past few days, as competitors like Bluesky gain relevance in the market.

Andrea Miliani

Written by: Andrea Miliani

Andrea Miliani is a Tech News Writer at Wizcase. With a strong background in journalism, Andrea covers the most important stories in the tech industry. She researches and writes digestible content with the most relevant information for readers. Andrea has previously covered tech-related stories in other markets and has a keen interest in cybersecurity and generative Artificial Intelligence. As a freelance journalist and SEO writer, Andrea has lent her expertise to various brands and remote teams worldwide and authored pieces for esteemed publications such as Vogue and Business Insider. When she is not monitoring the tech market, Andrea enjoys working on Era Freelance, her online project for remote workers, learning languages online, trying the best travel apps, and connecting with nature at the beach or on a hike.

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