J.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&DᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏMay 3, 2024

@punkscience_ns

I'm trying to find an easy way of following folks on #Threads, but I'm unable to.

If they appear on a #Mastodon post, yes you can follow them, but if you know an accounts address only, you can't?

For example:
@[email protected]

I'm hoping posting it here might somehow help me 😄

We'll see.

Show threadTim KarabianMay 3, 2024
@JSharp1436 @punkscience_ns I'm trying to do the same - I think part of the issue is that federation is opt in so you have to know their threads address and they have to have opted in. Most folks who have opted in seem to already be on Mastadon already.
Show threadJ.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&DᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏMay 4, 2024

@TimKarabian @punkscience_ns

I'm gonna keep trying, and when/if successfull, I'll post under the #Threads and #Mastodon hashtags.

And good luck!

Show threadJ.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&DᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏMay 4, 2024

@TimKarabian @punkscience_ns

Found this on #reddit 

minneyar•6 days ago

First, the #Threads user in question has to explicitly enable federation for their account. You can't follow anybody, only those who have opted into it. See if you can follow @zuck

Also, many #Mastodon instances have intentionally defederated from Threads to prevent abuse. If you can't see any accounts at all, that may be the case for your instance; if it is, all you can do is move to an instance that allows it.

Show threadJ.Sʜᴀʀᴘ🌍🇺🇦Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ&Dᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ

@TimKarabian @punkscience_ns

Turns out you *can* follow Zuck.

May 4, 2024 at 7:33amWeb