Eugen RochkoDec 14, 2023
#Threads is testing federation for a few selected profiles. I'm now following @mosseri! It's one-way for now, but it's exciting. It's a step towards the interoperable social web that we've been advocating for 🙂
Show threadEugen RochkoDec 14, 2023

If you’ve got questions about what interoperability with #Threads means, we wrote this up back in July, and you can still refer to it:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/

What to know about Threads

There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today.

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Show threadEugen RochkoDec 14, 2023
Make no mistake, this is huge for Mastodon. Currently people have to choose between X, Mastodon, and Threads, and network effects play a dominant role in that choice. If we can say, you can access all the folks that went to Threads from a Mastodon account, that makes it a far more attractive option given all of its other perks 😉
Show threadHanno Terbuyken
@Gargron Also puts pressure on Bluesky (which has some traction in some German bubbles) to federate fast, too.
Dec 14, 2023 at 6:05amWeb
Show threadBraw ☕🏳️‍🌈Dec 14, 2023

@dailybug Bluesky uses a completely different protocol and won't be ever compatible with ActivityPub that Masto and fedi co are using.

@Gargron

Show threadHanno TerbuykenDec 14, 2023

@brawaru Thanks for making me aware of this! I was under the impression that the AT Protocol behind Bluesky was supposed to connect to ActivityPub eventually, but reading up on it, you are right: that's not their plan.

@Gargron

Show threadDaniel Lo Nigro 🇦🇺Dec 17, 2023
@dailybug @Gargron Bluesky is going to support federation, but using AT Protocol instead of ActivityPub.