Andy

Yeah, I had a bit of a browse and that seems right.

ActivityPub and WhatsApp

Mastodon = Twitter Lemmy = kbin = Reddit

No idea what Plume is, but I may Google it once I post this.

Threads is Metas (Facebook parent company) attempt to grab a share of the Twitter market share as Elon does his best to decimate his company.

If I understand correctly, Threads uses the same/similar publication method as Lemmy or kbin or Mastodon so the data can be freely shared between them all. So in that sense, you could argue that Threads was just a Mastodon instance being run by a company that has shown little regard for its users, and far more regard for its profits.

Note: this is a very, over simplified view of the landscape that isn’t technically correct however is an attempt to convey a picture that helps put the pieces together in a somewhat relatable way.

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You will sign up to an instance. On this instance there will be local communities. Kinda like going to your local shopping mall. But you don’t need to be limited to that. You can select ‘all’ and it’s like all the local communities (from all of the federated instances) are visible to see.