The post-Twitter world is fractured among a handful of potential alternate social networkswhich is exciting, but also annoying.
Things got slightly more integrated last week.
What’s the Fediverse?
To drastically over-explain, theFediverseis a connection of social media sites built on the same protocol: ActivityPub.
That’s because email is built on a protocol that no one owns.
Meta is moving slowly at launching Threads' Fediverse connection.
The new feature is in beta, and only available in the U.S., Canada, and Japan.
This is very much still a start, but it’s something.
How to turn on ActivityPub in Threads
To get started, openThreadsin your online window.
nudge the two lines in the top-right corner and clickSettings.
Head to theAccounttab, and you’ll see aFediverse sharingoption.
Again, this beta feature is only available in the U.S., Canada, and Japan.
You won’t see this feature if you don’t live in one of those places.
You will see an explanation of the Fediverse and the limits of the current beta.
When you’re ready click theTurn on sharingbutton.
Your account can now be followed from any compatible service.
I tested this by searching for my Threads account from Mastodon, and it was available immediately.
And I know that not everyone on Mastodon and other Fediverse services are thrilled about this.
