“Tags work a little differently than hashtags do on platforms like Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). When composing a Threads post, you start a tag by tapping the # symbol and then typing out your topic. But instead of being limited to just one word, you can type out a whole phrase (with spaces!) and add special characters, according to Mosseri. However, you can only make one tag per post.”
I wonder how the tags will work if they federate with ActivityPub.
Threads does not appear to be a fork of Mastodon or anything else.
It also doesn’t federate yet and I’m not convinced it’s actually going to, so I think posts about it might be off-topic for a community about the Fediverse.
I also think the federation promise was just all smoke and mirrors to let the European Union allow them to publish the app.
I don’t think we will ever see proper federation on Threads, even though I’d surely like it.
I think it was probably as much to compete with Bluesky, which also says it will have federation (with its own protocol) Soontm as anything.
If Bluesky actually starts federating, I think there’s a good chance Threads will.
Threads, however, has explicitly promised Mastodon integration, so it won’t use a proprietary protocol.
What is really good for everyone already using the Fediverse as it doesn’t mean as much work when it comes to bringing Threads & Mastodon compatibility. The multi-word tags are a cool feature but will have to looked at once Federated.
really love bluesky i just hold they either do both protocols or make an activitypub bridge. i think that all the alternative networks working together is the best way to prevent post twitter special network splintering
I’m sure if Bluesky doesn’t create something the Fediverse will have someone create a bridge protocol opensource to allow for easy integration into these systems.
For the EU the abilities to read posts without an account and delete a Threads account independently of the IG one was enough. Federation had nothing to do with it. Threads would not be able to launch without federation, had this been a mandate.
Zuckerberg just posted this on Threads. Federation seems to be coming relatively soon.
It’s to good to be true, there’s going to be a trick for sure
As they haven’t said they aren’t coming to the Fediverse and if anything say they are still looking to Federate it’s still on-topic as of the moment but yes it feels like they are kicking the can down the road or have lost it completely and just don’t want to tell anyone yet.