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Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world pseudo @jlai.lu

Have anyone from a federated instance has actually access content from threads?

I can't figure out how to view a threads user profil in lemmy.world and I'm starting to wondering if this is not a problem of compatibility with lemmy. Maybe I should try again from the twittoverse...

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  • I don't think it can federate with Lemmy. At least for now.

    It's a different style of social network, like Mastodon.

    • You can access toots from Lemmy as long as the OP mention the community as a user. For example "Hello world, I'm posting on @askLemmy@lemmy.world". But that would mean we lemmings could only access content a threads user meant to send to Lemmy.

  • i subscribed to a few people from my instance running mbin. i think the issue might be that the threads implementation is largely the 'microblog' portion of activitypub which lemmy does not implement.

    • If you say so. I don't host so I don't have a technical view of the issues but I did see your picture just now from my sharkey account.
      Edit : Oh... This is not the !testfediverse@jlai.lu post 🤦

    • That would mean I need to use my Instagram account to test the fediversion with Threads... That's too bad.

      • it was one of the main reasons i did not choose the lemmy platform. i wanted something that had already implemented both channels.

        of course, the microblog/tweet section is fairly weak on mbin but it is in active development and works well enough to follow people/respond/etc.

  • I have, on mastodon. Right now it's fine, but it's just a few key people I sub to, like potus. There's no 2 way communication though, and it's opt in only, so it feels like bot posts here on Lemmy. Until I can reply to people it's kind of just a novelty.

    I have been using it as a "dip your toes into the fediverse" for family who don't want to fully join though. "Ehhh idk about mastodon". "Well, just enable federation of your threads account, then at least I can follow you" "You can?"

    • Have you seen many family members switch to Threads? Mine are sticking to the tried and true Facebook. I would have a Sisyphean battle to get them to switch to Threads, let alone Mastodon.

      • A few. I have just 2 that have moved to the fediverse (very hesitantly), and a few activated threads but mostly out of "I don't want to be on twitter anymore". Not even trying with my older family members, although I have switched my tune to "here are my accounts if you want to follow me", welcoming them to follow, but only on the accounts I'm on.

    • So, if I choose someone from threads and tried to write to them, they won't receive my message?

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