Threads now supports the ActivityPub protocol, which lets your public posts reach users on Mastodon and other federated platforms. A key part of this feature is the federated profile URL, a special web address that points to your Threads account from within the fediverse. Without this URL, other fediverse users cannot find or follow you … Read more
When you share your Threads posts to the fediverse, your username appears in two different formats depending on where someone views your profile. The at-handle format is the one you see inside Threads itself, while the Webfinger format is the one used by Mastodon and other ActivityPub servers to find your account. These two formats … Read more
You enabled Fediverse sharing on your Threads profile to let your public posts reach Mastodon and other ActivityPub servers. Now you want to turn that feature off — either because you no longer want cross-platform visibility or because you plan to make your account private. This setting is located inside your account preferences and takes … Read more
If you turn off the Fediverse sharing toggle in Threads, your existing public posts that were already shared to the fediverse do not disappear from other servers. This confuses many users who expect a simple on-off switch to erase their content from Mastodon, Pixelfed, and other ActivityPub platforms. The toggle controls only future posting behavior, … Read more
You can boost a Threads post directly from a Mastodon server if the Threads account has enabled Fediverse sharing. This allows your Mastodon followers to see and interact with content posted on Threads without leaving their Mastodon app or website. The feature works because Threads supports the ActivityPub protocol, which connects it to the broader … Read more
You enabled Fediverse sharing in Threads and your posts appear on Mastodon. But the boost counts from those external servers never show up inside the Threads app. This happens because Threads and the Fediverse count interactions differently. This article explains why the numbers differ and what you can do about it. Key Takeaways: Threads Boost … Read more
When you share a public post on Threads with Fediverse sharing enabled, users on Mastodon and other ActivityPub servers can reply to that post. Those replies do not automatically appear in your Threads notification feed or in the standard reply thread. This can make it difficult to follow conversations that start on other platforms. This … Read more
When you reply to a post on Threads that was shared from another federated platform like Mastodon, the original author on that external server may not see your reply. This happens because Threads and other ActivityPub platforms handle reply visibility differently. The Threads platform does not automatically push your reply to the external server where … Read more
Threads lets you share your posts on the fediverse, a network of servers that includes Mastodon and other ActivityPub platforms. However, this feature is designed primarily for public accounts. If your Threads profile is set to private, fediverse sharing does not work directly — your posts cannot be distributed beyond Threads. This article explains why … Read more
If you have set your Threads profile to private, you may have noticed that the Fediverse sharing option is missing or grayed out in your settings. This is not a glitch. It is a deliberate design decision by Meta. The Fediverse, which includes platforms like Mastodon, relies on public content that can be copied and … Read more