Reddit’s long-awaited IPO is nearing, promising to be the largest social media IPO since Pinterest. But in the company’s S-1 filing, Reddit fails to fully address the complications […]
Bluesky opens up federation, letting anyone run their own server
Social network Bluesky, a competitor to X, Threads, Mastodon, and others, is opening up its doors with today’s news that the network is now opening up federation, following […]
Spam attack on Twitter/X rival Mastodon highlights ‘Fediverse’ vulnerabilities
A spam attack that impacted the open source X rival Mastodon, Misskey, and other apps highlights how the decentralized social web, also known as the Fediverse, is open […]
Twitterrific’s team is back with Tapestry, an app for tracking social media, news, RSS, and more
The Iconfactory, the maker of a popular third-party Twitter client, Twitterrific, that was among those killed off by Twitter under Elon Musk’s management, is hoping to recover from […]
Instagram Threads triples downloads in December, reaching the top 10; X falls to No. 36
Instagram Threads is gaining traction after growth stalled last year, which had some prematurely wondering if the app was already dead. New data indicates that’s not the case […]
Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details
Threads’ roadmap for integrations with the fediverse, aka the network of decentralized apps that includes Twitter/X rival Mastodon and others, has been revealed. A new blog post by […]
Twitter/X appears to restrict Japanese emergency alert account hours after earthquake
Japanese disaster alert app NERV says Twitter/X limited its posts hours after an earthquake, hindering its updates about the tsunami warning.
Flipboard becomes a federated app with support for ActivityPub
Instagram Threads isn’t the only app joining the decentralized social web, which includes Twitter/X rival Mastodon and other apps, with its newly added support for the networking protocol […]