There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today.

By Eugen Rochko (CEO/Founder @ Mastodon)

Today, Meta is launching its new microblogging platform called Threads. What is noteworthy about this launch is that Threads intends to become part of the decentralized social web by using the same standard protocol as Mastodon, ActivityPub. There’s been a lot of speculation around what Threads will be and what it means for Mastodon. We’ve put together some of the most common questions and our responses based on what was launched today…

  • Cherry Clan@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    “Well, even if Threads abandoned ActivityPub down the line, where we would end up is exactly where we are now. XMPP did not exist on its own outside of nerd circles, while ActivityPub enjoys the support and brand recognition of Mastodon”

    Didn’t all those pundits say only tech nerds can figure Mastodon out?

    Threads got 2 mil signups in 2 hours…

    • phillaholic@beehaw.orgEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      When I went to join mastadon, I had to type a URL to join. I had to google what URL to put in. So that tracks.

      • Cherry Clan@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Oh yea I remember looking at some sort of spreadsheet of instances that had stats like users and uptime and stuff to pick one.

        • MagicShelEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Do I want to be on a German server with people who have similar interests but 70% German language posts or the instance for people in Glasgow (which is a different continent from me but most of them were…) or perhaps the server that has 4 members?

          I think I chose about 4 different servers at random in part because my password manager/browser combo wouldn’t let me log in despite appearing to fill everything in correctly. Joining Mastodon was a nightmare, but at least it prepared me for Lemmy. I joined 2 servers and I haven’t ever needed my backup server. Community Discovery and subscription is still a little wonky though.