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Time of India
18-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Meta makes a home on Threads for 'fediverse' posts
HighlightsMeta has introduced a dedicated feed for posts from apps and servers connected to the federated universe, enhancing its Threads platform as a competitor to the X platform, formerly known as Twitter. The new search feature allows users to find profiles from federated universe platforms within the Threads app, promoting a broader discovery of perspectives across different social media services. Meta's integration with the federated universe aims to make Threads more interoperable, enabling users to access a wide range of views and content regardless of the platform on which it was originally posted. Meta on Tuesday gave posts from apps or servers synched to the " fediverse " a dedicated feed at Threads , its challenge to the X platform originally known as Twitter. The fediverse allows users to stay in one platform to look at cross-platform content -- which means Meta gets to keep users on their product to view content posted to Mastodon or other participating platforms, and vice versa. Meta also added the ability to search for profiles at platforms in the fedivserse from within the Threads app. "Our new search feature and dedicated fediverse feed help you discover more perspectives from people outside of Threads," Meta said in a blog post. "You don't have to miss out on anyone's posts just because they happen to post on different platforms." Threads embraced the fediverse about a year ago, allowing users to see posts from accounts they follow at other connected platforms, such as Mastadon, Bookwyrn, WriteFreely and others. "This allows you to see a broader range of views, no matter where they're posted," Meta said, adding "and we hope others will join as time goes on." Threads was among the social networks that took interest in being more open as Twitter users sought alternatives after billionaire Elon Musk bought that platform in late 2022. Meta described the fediverse as an open global network of interconnected, yet independent, social media servers, each with its own users, content and rules. Meta compared it to the way people using different email services are able to message one another because platforms conform to common protocols behind the scenes. Unlike email, though, shared posts are public. "The new fediverse feed and the ability to search for fediverse users in Threads are one more step in our journey to make this social platform fully interoperable," Meta said. "We'll continue to collaborate with developers and policymakers to make progress in this space."
The Star
18-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Meta makes a home on Threads for 'fediverse' posts
Meta also added the ability to search for profiles at platforms in the fedivserse from within the Threads app. — Photo by Azamat E on Unsplash SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on July 17 gave posts from apps or servers synched to the "fediverse" a dedicated feed at Threads, its challenge to the X platform originally known as Twitter. The fediverse allows users to stay in one platform to look at cross-platform content – which means Meta gets to keep users on their product to view content posted to Mastodon or other participating platforms, and vice versa. Meta also added the ability to search for profiles at platforms in the fedivserse from within the Threads app. "Our new search feature and dedicated fediverse feed help you discover more perspectives from people outside of Threads," Meta said in a blog post. "You don't have to miss out on anyone's posts just because they happen to post on different platforms." Threads embraced the fediverse about a year ago, allowing users to see posts from accounts they follow at other connected platforms, such as Mastadon, Bookwyrn, WriteFreely and others. "This allows you to see a broader range of views, no matter where they're posted," Meta said, adding "and we hope others will join as time goes on." Threads was among the social networks that took interest in being more open as Twitter users sought alternatives after billionaire Elon Musk bought that platform in late 2022. Meta described the fediverse as an open global network of interconnected, yet independent, social media servers, each with its own users, content and rules. Meta compared it to the way people using different email services are able to message one another because platforms conform to common protocols behind the scenes. Unlike email, though, shared posts are public. "The new fediverse feed and the ability to search for fediverse users in Threads are one more step in our journey to make this social platform fully interoperable," Meta said. "We'll continue to collaborate with developers and policymakers to make progress in this space." – AFP
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Meta makes a home on Threads for 'fediverse' posts
Meta on Tuesday gave posts from apps or servers synched to the " fediverse " a dedicated feed at Threads , its challenge to the X platform originally known as Twitter. The fediverse allows users to stay in one platform to look at cross-platform content -- which means Meta gets to keep users on their product to view content posted to Mastodon or other participating platforms, and vice versa. Meta also added the ability to search for profiles at platforms in the fedivserse from within the Threads app. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo "Our new search feature and dedicated fediverse feed help you discover more perspectives from people outside of Threads," Meta said in a blog post. "You don't have to miss out on anyone's posts just because they happen to post on different platforms." Live Events Threads embraced the fediverse about a year ago, allowing users to see posts from accounts they follow at other connected platforms, such as Mastadon, Bookwyrn, WriteFreely and others. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories "This allows you to see a broader range of views, no matter where they're posted," Meta said, adding "and we hope others will join as time goes on." Threads was among the social networks that took interest in being more open as Twitter users sought alternatives after billionaire Elon Musk bought that platform in late 2022. Meta described the fediverse as an open global network of interconnected, yet independent, social media servers, each with its own users, content and rules. Meta compared it to the way people using different email services are able to message one another because platforms conform to common protocols behind the scenes. Unlike email, though, shared posts are public. "The new fediverse feed and the ability to search for fediverse users in Threads are one more step in our journey to make this social platform fully interoperable," Meta said. "We'll continue to collaborate with developers and policymakers to make progress in this space."
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Threads expands open social web integrations with fediverse feed, user profile search
Instagram Threads, Meta's competitor to X, on Tuesday launched two new features as part of its plan to further integrate with the open social web, known as the fediverse. Now, Threads users will be able to see posts from other users on the fediverse within a dedicated feed if they've opted in to fediverse sharing on Threads. Plus, people will be able to search for fediverse users directly in Threads. Posts from federated users will be found on the Following tab of the Threads app. They don't appear in line with the other posts from Threads users, however. Instead, you'll tap on a link at the top of the feed to view these posts in a separate feed. Threads can pull in posts made on federated apps like Mastodon, Bookwyrm, WriteFreely, and others, with more services to be supported over time. According to Threads engineer Peter Cottle, users will see the top-level posts from the fediverse in this feed, but aren't yet able to reply. (They can see fediverse replies to their own posts, however, but that's in a different part of the app.) In addition, Threads users will be able to search and discover fediverse profiles in the Threads app, including those for WordPress bloggers who have activated fediverse sharing, Flipboard users, and those on Mastodon, among others. The features are designed to make Threads feel more like a federated app, meaning one that's connected to the wider network of interconnected social media servers that make up the decentralized open social web. Though Threads has not completed this integration, with over 350 million monthly active users, it's the largest app running on the ActivityPub protocol, which powers the X rival Mastodon and other federated apps. First launched in July 2023, Threads to date has taken inspiration from traditional social networks like X, as well as those operating on open source protocols, like Mastodon and Bluesky. Like Bluesky, Threads introduced the concept of custom feeds as well as its version of Starter Packs, to help users find people to follow. And like Mastodon, Threads is more directly tied into the fediverse, allowing people to connect with others who are not directly on Threads. Since its debut, Threads has introduced features that allow its users to opt in to share their posts on the fediverse, see replies on their posts from those on Mastodon, follow users' profiles on other fediverse servers, and see who follows them in return. In June, Threads expanded fediverse sharing functionality to the E.U. after prior launches in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. Meta says that Threads has interacted with over 75% of all fediverse servers since launching the fediverse sharing feature a year ago. However, the company has not yet provided an update on when it would be fully integrated with the fediverse, nor when it would introduce account portability. That would allow Threads users to move their account somewhere else if they ever decided Meta's policies weren't to their liking. It's a key aspect for open, decentralized apps, as it puts control in the hands of users instead of the platforms. Sign in to access your portfolio
Engadget
17-06-2025
- Business
- Engadget
Threads adds new dedicated feed for fediverse content
Meta's Threads is deepening its integration with the fediverse , a collection of decentralized social media platforms that includes Mastodon . Starting today, users who have enabled sharing to the fediverse in Threads will be able to see posts from federated accounts that they follow. These posts will now appear in a dedicated feed. From this feed, users can now search for federated users from within Threads. These posts will populate in reverse chronological order, ensuring the newest posts from accounts you follow appear first. Decentralized platforms currently compatible with Threads include Mastodon, Bookwyrm, WriteFreely and more, with Meta hoping more services will sign on in the future. When searching for fediverse accounts, simply input their username and corresponding service into the search bar, such as '@flipboard@ and if an exact match exists, their profile will appear alongside the fediverse icon. Meta has spent the last year working on building the fediverse into the Threads experience, and the company says that Threads 'has interacted with over 75 percent of all fediverse servers' since sharing to the fediverse was launched a year ago. The social media conglomerate states that its goal 'remains to grow the fediverse responsibly, prioritizing the success of a safe community from multiple platforms and with multiple points of view.' Integrations like the features being launched today, however, make it much easier for the company's users to see federated posts without ever navigating away from Threads to do so. Furthermore, fediverse engagement on Threads remains an 'opt-in' feature, and replies you receive to posts shared in the fediverse are still not integrated into Threads.
