A Standard for Distributed Social Networks

A lingua franca for social media applications.

What is the fediverse and why does Threads want to join?

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The fediverse — a combination of the words federation and universe — is a loose collective of decentralized servers that operate using open source standards. Unlike traditional social networks, the fediverse allows users to connect and communicate with others seamlessly across multiple platforms.

A return to an open Internet.

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In 2018, the organization that set standards for the World Wide Web, known as the W3C, wanted to have a modern standard for distributed social networks such as Mastodon. They started a group — co-chaired by Prodromou — called the Social Web Working Group. Prodromou worked with four others, including Christine Lemmer-Webber, Jessica Tallon, Erin Shepherd, and Amy Guy, to develop the standards that make up the ActivityPub protocol. It's an open, decentralized social networking protocol that much of the fediverse is now developed on, including Mastodon and other services, such as Pixelfed, a photo-sharing platform similar to Instagram.

We can only hope.

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