Here’s everything we know about it so far:

  • It will use ActivityPub.
  • It will be a side app of Instagram.
  • It will most likely be called Threads.
  • Your Instagram verification status will transfer over.
  • There will be easy discovery tools in place: Your Instagram followers will be able to follow you on Threads as well (they won’t transfer over automatically).

What do you think?

  • redimk@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    2 years ago

    I don’t want anything else related to Meta…

    I stopped using Fb years ago and had to use it again not long ago because I moved countries and the demographic here can’t stop using Fb/Instagram/Whatsapp for everything related to business.

    But if it uses ActivityPub (and from my understanding that’s decentralized), couldn’t I just use my Mastodon account to interact with people there? Would that mean that my Instagram (or, in this case, “Threads”) account can potentially communicate with Mastodon accs as well?

    • jayckb@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Typical corporate hopping on the bandwagon but having a locked down fork of it. Avoid

      • esty@lemmy.ca
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        2 years ago

        meta Barcelona will be federated and in the demo screenshots that leaked you can see a user from metas platform replying to someone on mastodon.social