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I use both Threads and Mastodon. However, I realized that sometimes (public) profiles on Threads don't show up on Mastodon and vice versa. I also realized that most comments made on Threads posts don't show up on Mastodon – that is, if the posts appear on Mastodon at all. The same is true the other way around. Why does this happen?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Short answer is no. But I figured maybe a more detailed answer could be nice as well.

They are gradually implementing ActivityPub integration, which would make them a part of the Fediverse. At least that's what they claim to be doing. I'll believe it when they're done.

They are implementing it in several steps. Be aware that this is subject to change - it could be that it has changed already since last time I got up to date, but as nobody seems to have provided a better answer yet, here we go:

  • For a while, Threads users outside of Europe can enable ActivityPub from their profile page. If they do so, it'll be possible to follow them from the Fediverse. In Europe this feature is missing, because Zuckerburg is bitter he cannot spy on us as much as he would like to.
  • Threads users can see comments and likes from the Fediverse, though it's kept separate from comments made in Threads. So far they cannot respond back to users on the Fediverse, so they cannot participate in the discussion, only see the comments.
  • Threads users can follow Fediverse profiles, but not in a particularly meaningful way. It seems they can enable notifications for new posts from users on the fediverse, but the content is not integrated in their Threads stream. They also cannot search for users: They can only interact with Fediverse users that they find somewhere on Threads. So if you follow someone on Threads they can follow you back; if you comment on a Threads post and people like what you're saying, they can follow you from your profile and follow you from there. However, they cannot look up Fediverse users who have not communicated with Threads in any way.
  • The Fediblock thingy makes the Fediverse a bit smaller seen from Threads. Not really a big deal for them, but if you're on an instance that blocks Threads you obviously won't have much success communicating with them.

So Threads has a long way to go, but a lot of the technology seems to be in place. They receive comments and content from the Fediverse to Threads, and they shoot content from Threads out into the Fediverse. It's just that they are keeping everything in separate channels over at threads, and they do not yet allow for federation of comments in Threads to allow for back and forth discussions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago

No it is not. Threads has barely dipped their toes into the water - there are all kinds of limitations. I can't remember the details but it's something like "we can follow a threads user but they can't see any of our replies to their posts". It's barely functioning.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This may help explain some of the discrepencies that you're noticing:
Fedipact - The instances blocking Zuckerberg's Threads.net

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I didn't know that website, thank you! However, my instance has chosen not to defederate from Threads – according to the source you cited. So, I'm not entirely sure why this is happening.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

hmm in that case what @[email protected] said might be it then

Sorry I wasn't of help, hopefully someone more knowledgable will be able to help!🫡👍

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

That's totally okay! You didn't address my specific issue; but I didn't know that there were instances across the Fediverse that chose to defederate from Threads. I think that, in a way, you've partly answered my question. Thank you for taking your time to answer.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think on threads, you have to opt-in in settings to be "part of the fediverse" and not everyone is enabled it for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh, that's interesting; I had no idea. I'll go to my Threads profile and check it. I'll edit this comment later informing whether there really is that option.

Edit: The only option I was able to find was "Suggesting posts on other apps," and when I clicked on it I only had two options: Instagram and Facebook – none of which are part of the Fediverse. I wasn't able to find anything on 'Meta's Accounts Center' either.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where are you based? I think this is not available in the EU since Zuck wants to punish us for being privacy focused and threatening his exploitative business model.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

That would make sense...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thats a shame as the main advantage of federation with a large corporation like threads is that it will do the heavy lifting on introducing the masses to the concept of federation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I think so too. And I tried to do my research before making this post, but I wasn't able to find anyone bringing this issue up.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Why does the Fediverse need Zuckerberg's poison?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

I can almost certainly guarantee that less than a decade from now we'll see all of the big fediverse things like threads and bluesky and whoever else joins trying to attract more and more people to the point they have the majority of the users. Then they'll snatch away being able to view the content if you ain't part of their newly walled communities. So, even though we don't need it, the big Zuck and the others will absolutely try to force-feed us their slop until they're able to take it away, g••gle talk style.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I truly don't understand how any instance could remain federated with such a disgusting and untrustworthy company