Threads provides two distinct ways to see who is talking about you in a post: using the search feature to find mentions and checking the dedicated Mention tab inside your notifications. Many users confuse these two tools or assume they show the same information. The search function lets you manually look for any mention of … Read more
Threads search results often show posts from hashtags you do not want to see. You might see political topics, spoilers, or repetitive promotional content. Threads does not have a permanent block feature for individual hashtags, but you can use a quiet method to hide their posts from your search results and timeline. This article explains … Read more
When you use hashtags in Threads, the post count shown next to a tag often does not match the number you expect. This mismatch happens because Threads now federates content with ActivityPub, the protocol that connects Threads to Mastodon and other services. Posts from external servers are counted differently than native Threads posts. This article … Read more
Mastodon users who want to move their social presence to Threads often find that there is no direct import or export tool between the two platforms. Threads does not yet support importing Mastodon archives, and Mastodon does not offer a one-click transfer to Threads. However, because both platforms support the ActivityPub protocol, you can use … Read more
When you move your social media presence from Mastodon to Threads, you may expect your followers to automatically transfer. This is not how the current system works. The ActivityPub protocol that powers both platforms does support account migration, but Threads enforces specific limits on how many followers can carry over. This article explains the exact … Read more
If you want to use your Threads account with external tools like Mastodon search, Fediverse bridges, or cross-posting services, you need your Webfinger address. This address acts as a portable identifier that other ActivityPub-compatible services can use to find your profile. Many users cannot locate this address because Threads does not display it in the … Read more
Threads supports the ActivityPub protocol, which allows your public posts to be shared on federated platforms like Mastodon and Pixelfed. To enable this sharing, other servers need to discover your Threads account using a standard called Webfinger. The Webfinger endpoint on Threads returns a JSON resource descriptor that includes your ActivityPub actor URI. This reference … Read more
Threads lets you share your public posts on Mastodon and other ActivityPub servers through fediverse sharing. But by default, all your public replies are also sent to the fediverse. You may want to limit which replies appear outside Threads so that only certain conversations reach a wider audience. This article explains how to set your … Read more
Threads lets you limit who can reply to your posts: everyone, profiles you follow, profiles you mention, or only the original poster. The Fediverse, which includes Mastodon and other ActivityPub-compatible services, expects replies to be open by default so they can flow freely across servers. When you restrict replies on a public Threads post and … Read more
Threads now supports the ActivityPub protocol, which means your public Threads profile can be viewed by users on Mastodon and other federated platforms. This feature, called Fediverse sharing, allows Mastodon users to follow your Threads account and see your posts inside their Mastodon web client without leaving their app. You do not need a separate … Read more