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A Threads beta lets you share to Mastodon and other fediverse services
Fediverse support in Meta Threads is up and running in beta. Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday that adult Threads users in eligible countries can turn on sharing to the fediverse — including Mastodon and other ActivityPub services.
Flipboard is moving to the fediverse
Flipboard is the latest mainstream app to officially join the fediverse, the collection of decentralized services that run on the ActivityPub protocol.
Meta tests making Threads posts available on Mastodon and other fediverse apps
A new test will make some Threads content available on Mastodon and other apps for the first time.
Is decentralization the future of social media?
Meta’s adoption of ActivityPub could expose a lot more people to the power, and perils, of decentralized social networks.
Mastodon's decentralized social network has a major CSAM problem
A study from Stanford shows that Mastodon has a big child sexual abuse (CSAM) problem.
You can now use Flipboard to browse Bluesky
Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized Twitter alternative, isn’t even out of beta yet but it’s already drawing the attention of more mainstream platforms.
Meta’s rumored Twitter competitor could launch as early as next month
Folks are spending less time on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the social media site last year, but there’s still plenty of demand for similar platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky. To that point, Meta has long been rumored to be building its own platform to rival Twitter. Reports indicate that it’s being built as an offshoot of Instagram.
Mastodon simplifies sign-ups to attract new users
Mastodon has rolled out a new onboarding process that makes one of the instances it operates, mastodon.social, a default sign-up option.
Tech's biggest winners in 2022
In 2022, we were distracted and saved by space pictures and word games.
Twitter blocks interactions on tweets with Substack links
Any tweet featuring an outgoing link to Substack content is now being massively restricted with virtually no engagement allowed. These tweets cannot be liked, retweeted, or replied to. It remains to be seen if this is an error or a move by Elon Musk and Twitter similar to how they’ve handled competitors in the past.
Flipboard is leaning into Mastodon — and away from Twitter
Flipboard announced that it’s integrating Mastodon into its main app and that it's starting up its own Mastodon instance.
Like users, app developers are fleeing Twitter for Mastodon
Former Twitter developers join a growing group of independent app makers who have embraced Mastodon.
Tapbots shuts down Tweetbot as it pivots to Mastodon
Tweetbot has shut down due to Twitter's ban on third-party apps, but a Mastodon client is taking its place.
There’s never been a better time to stop tweeting
There's never been a better time to explore alternative "micro blogging" websites.
Twitter briefly banned links and username mentions relating to Facebook, Instagram and other rivals
Twitter abruptly announced a policy restricting links to competing platforms.
Vivaldi integrates Mastodon into its desktop browser
Vivaldi's latest feature allows users to view Mastodon instances directly from a sidebar within the browser.
Engadget Podcast: Kindle Scribe review and the rise of Twitter clones
This week, we dive into our review of the Kindle Scribe, Amazon’s first e-reader that can also capture handwritten notes.
Twitter alternatives are thriving, but not everyone can just quit
Twitter alternatives like Mastodon are surging int he wake of Elon Musk's take over. But they don't work for everyone.
After Musk's Twitter takeover, an open-source alternative is 'exploding'
Mastodon is struggling to keep up with the surge in users its seen since Elon Musk's Twitter's takeover was announced.
Google may pull 'fediverse' Android apps for allegedly enabling hate speech (updated)
Google has pulled multiple 'fediverse' Android apps from the Play Store for allegedly enabling access to hate speech, but critics say it's overreaching.
