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Meta Begins Testing Threads Integration with Decentralized Social Media Network

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the move, aiming to provide users with more choice and extend content reach.

  • Meta has begun testing the integration of its Threads platform with the decentralized social media network, the fediverse, which includes Mastodon and other services that use the ActivityPub protocol.
  • Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO, announced the test in a post on Threads, stating that interoperability would provide users with more choice and help content reach a wider audience.
  • The integration test follows Meta's previous move in August to allow Threads users to verify their profiles on Mastodon.
  • Despite skepticism from some in the fediverse community, Meta's move to test integration reaffirms its commitment to the ActivityPub protocol and the decentralized social web.
  • The specifics of how the integration will work, including the extent of Threads content availability on Mastodon and other services, remain unclear.
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