Threads explains more about Mastodon and the fediverse

Instagram’s new app, Threads, is supposed to be the new answer to Twitter, but it’s a little less closed-minded. It can be part of the so-called fediverse. The app appears to contain more explanation of what the fediverse and Threads role in it entails, according to the code of the app.

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9to5Google has dived in and says there will be a small Q&A that explains more about the fediverse. Threads explains more about what fediverse is and draws the comparison with e-mail. Just like you can send a message on your Gmail to someone who uses Outlook, you can also make posts on Threads that someone on, for example, Mastodon can also view. It is both based on ActivityPub. And that fediverse? That’s basically the kind of universe of apps that use ActivitiyPub.

This is the Q&A (translated):

How do I find people in the fediverse?

It works just like email (you can send an email from Gmail to Yahoo and vice versa). This allows people to choose their favorite service and follow each other even if they are not using the same service!

How can I follow others in fediverse?

Public profiles can follow and interact with people on other platforms.

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Private accounts in the fediverse

There is initially a limitation on how people on Threads can communicate with users across the fediversum. Private accounts will not have the option to show their posts in Mastodon or fediverse further until later. This should become available at a later date. Then private profiles will be able to follow and interact with people on other platforms.

If you put restrictions on your posts on who can comment, then they will not be visible in the entire fediverse. That’s probably because many apps don’t support those reply restrictions.

Do you use Threads, or would you rather let this app pass you by? Leave it now in the comments.