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Mastodon founder touts Threads’ federation, saying it makes his X rival ‘a far more attractive option’
Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko lauds Threads’ entry into the decentralized social media space, saying the move will make Mastodon — the open source Twitter/X rival — “a far […]
Threads is finally available to users in the EU
Five months after its launch in July, Meta’s social network Threads is now finally available to people living in the European Union. In a post on Threads, Mark […]
Meta starts testing Threads integration with ActivityPub
Mark Zuckerberg said today that Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other ActivityPub protocol-supported networks. “Making Threads interoperable will give people […]
Tumblr’s ‘fediverse’ integration is still being worked on, says owner and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg
Despite delays, the plan to connect Tumblr’s blogging site to the wider world of decentralized social media, also known as the “fediverse,” is still on, it seems. Over […]
Bluesky says it will allow users to opt out of the public web interface after backlash
Bluesky is changing course by allowing users to opt out of a change that would expose their posts to the public web. Last month, the company announced its […]
Instagram Threads search now supports ‘all languages’ in latest update
Instagram’s Twitter/X rival, Threads, is becoming more competitive with the expansion of its keyword search feature to all markets where the app is available. The feature was initially […]
Yup hacks together a cross-posting app for X, Threads, Bluesky and others
Decentralized social networking may be the future, but in the meantime, there are a lot of Twitter alternatives to keep up with. A new app called Yup aims […]
Flipboard stops tweeting, launches new podcast about decentralized social apps
Social magazine app Flipboard had already committed to joining the ‘fediverse‘ — the decentralized social web, which includes apps like Mastodon. Now, it’s doubling down on those ambitions […]
X rival Bluesky hits 2M users, says federation coming ‘early next year’
Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users — up by another million since September, despite remaining an invite-only […]