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Threads is coming to the Fediverse<\/a> \u2014 and it\u2019s happening sooner than you think. On Thursday (Mar.21) Meta, the owners of Threads, announced <\/a>a beta that allows users in certain countries to share their Threads posts on numerous other platforms. The ability to share Threads posts on other platforms is all down to them being on servers that are compliant with something called ActivityPub.<\/p>\n ActivityPub is an open, decentralized protocol that enables social networks to become interoperable. So, for instance, users could share a Threads post on another ActivityPub-compliant server like Mastodon. Protocols like this are nicknamed the \u2018Fediverse\u2019 because they allow federated social networks, which, basically, is just another way of saying interoperable social networks.<\/p>\n So, Threads users who \u2018opt in\u2019 will have their posts shared across the Fediverse \u2014 but replies from other social media networks won\u2019t be viewable from Threads. Instead, viewers will have to go to the other Fediverse server in question.<\/p>\n In a post, Meta software engineer Christopher Su and security engineer Simon Blackstein explained that Meta is taking a \u201cphased\u201d approach to Fediverse integration.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the future, we expect content to flow from the fediverse into Threads,\u201d they wrote. \u201cFederated Threads users will be able to see and engage with replies to their posts coming from other servers, or follow people on other fediverse servers and engage with their content directly in Threads. Our plan is for fediverse-enabled Threads profiles to ultimately have one consolidated number of followers that combines users that followed them from Threads and users from other servers. \u201c<\/p>\n They concluded: \u201cBuilding a federated social networking app is a complex and delicate process if it is to be done safely. While we don\u2019t have exact dates or details on our milestones just yet, we\u2019re committed to a fully interoperable experience, and we\u2019ll take the time to get this right and grow the fediverse responsibly.\u201d<\/p>\n Integrating Threads into the Fediverse is the latest in a long line of changes that have been implemented at Meta. Most recently, the social network has been playing around with trending topics \u2014dubbed \u2018Today\u2019s Topics\u2019<\/a> \u2014 and a new save feature<\/a> similar to X.<\/p>\n Featured Image: Photo by Dave Adamson<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhen will Threads join the Meta\u2019s Fediverse?<\/h2>\n