Threads Introduces Dedicated Fediverse Feed

Meta continues its efforts to make Threads, its Twitter-like microblogging platform stand out with its fediverse integration. Threads users who turned on sharing to the fediverse will now have a dedicated feed with posts coming from the fediverse. They will also be able to search for fediverse profiles directly in Threads.

As of today, fediverse sharing on Threads is only available for users over 18 with public Threads profiles in 100+ countries. Enabling the feature means that people on other fediverse servers like Mastodon will be able to follow Threads profiles, see and interact with their content, and share it with anyone on or off their server. This also means that Threads users can see and interact with posts coming from the fediverse and follow users on other servers.

With the new Fediverse feed on Threads, users who have turned on sharing to the fediverse will be able to see posts from federated users they follow on Mastodon and other fediverse-enabled platforms like WordPress and Flipboard. This dedicated fediverse feed on Threads shows posts in reverse chronological order, just like the app’s main Following feed.

“This means if a thought leader you follow posts on Mastodon, for example, and shares it to the fediverse, you’ll be able to see their post in a Threads feed made up of posts from the fediverse. This allows you to see a broader range of views, no matter where they’re posted,” the Threads team explained.

In addition to this dedicated Fediverse feed, Threads is also making it possible to search for fediverse profiles directly in Threads. Users just need to type usernames in the search bar and fediverse profiles will appear in search results with a fediverse icon.

Threads remains the rare “mainstream” social network to be compatible with the Fediverse by integrating the decentralized ActivityPub protocol. However, fediverse sharing on Threads is still not available in the European Region, and Meta hasn’t said if or when that’s expected to change.