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Threads is making fediverse replies more visible in its app

Threads is allowing users who have opted in to fediverse sharing to see replies on other people’s posts.

Up until now, most users probably weren’t seeing that many replies from Mastodon and other sites unless they had a particularly large following or a post that was widely shared. The feature, which is still labeled as being in “beta,” notes that some replies may not be visible on the Meta-owned service. (In a follow-up, Meta engineer Peter Cottle said adding that functionality is “top of mind.”) But the update might help incentivize more users to open their accounts to the fediverse, which is an important step for anyone hoping to bring decentralized social media into the mainstream.

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