Threads Breaks Down Barriers: Expanding Social Connections

 

Tech giant Meta is taking another major step forward with its goal of decentralizing social media.

Facebook’s parent firm is giving users on Threads the chance to follow more people from different fediverse servers who might be interacting with posts on the app. As seen by an example shared by Threads Chief, users get new notifications when fediverse users reply to posts.

They can go through fediverse profiles and follow them in a direct manner inside the app. As per Adam Mosseri, users can see posts by simply navigating across a profile and can even receive alerts when they’re posting. He also shared how interop features were on the way so users must stay tuned in this regard.

 

 It’s a huge step forward in terms of helping direct interactivity amongst different fediverse servers. This way, users on Threads could increase engagement from one app to the next that’s created on ActivityPub protocols. It also entails platforms such as WordPress and Mastodon among others.

It does not entail Bluesky which is said to be a direct arch rival for X and Threads. In recent times, it’s been seeing a massive growth of its own. We are talking 24 million users with many of the world’s most influential names signing up as they leave the Twitter platform. As a result of this, Threads is pulling up its socks to ward off competition.

It’s shocking to see Threads behave this way and not include Bluesky in its options for fediverse platforms. But new reports reveal how it’s not in Meta’s hands as Bluesky is using AI Protocol. It’s an alternative to decentralization that does not link with the likes of ActivityPut.

They are both decentralized options but cannot cross-connect. This means users cannot feed content via Bluesky through Threads. Still, users get the chance to share with other leading federated locations.

Still, it’s a great step put forward by Meta that appears to be doing great in terms of people needing more options. We don’t know how the masses will be taking this as the decentralized approach in the world of social media does not hold a lot of interest to many who like simple actions instead of having full control.
Meta is sticking to its guns of making sure Threads is as diverse as possible and appeals to the masses. The competition is heating up and Mosseri wants to build on the connection that users have with the platform by rolling out new offerings.