“Tens of millions” of people could join the fediverse as a result of the change.
Ghost, a business that provides a newsletter platform, is the most recent service to affirm its support for ActivityPub, the open-source protocol that drives the fediverse. With the announcement that it will add support for ActivityPub later this year, the firm made the announcement on Monday. This move has the potential to draw tens of millions of individuals into the fediverse.
Mastodon, Flipboard, and Threads are just some of the services that are part of the expanding fediverse, which is a collection of services that implement the ActivityPub protocol. Decentralized social media systems, which are based on open protocols rather than closed networks, are becoming increasingly popular, and this feature is a part of that tendency. Advocates frequently draw parallels between it and email, which enables individuals to communicate independent of the app or platform that they particularly favor.
Ghost announced its intention to “bring back” the open web in a blog post that outlined its mission. The article also stated that the company would be joining the fediverse. “On, Ghost publishers will be able to follow, like, and interact with one another in the same way that you would normally do on a social network — but on your own website,” the business noted. “This opportunity will be available to Ghost publishers starting on.” The difference, of course, is that you will also be able to follow, like, and connect with users on other platforms, such as Mastodon, Threads, Flipboard, Buttondown, WriteFreely, Tumblr, WordPress, PeerTube, Pixelfed, and any other platform that has implemented ActivityPub as well.
The business argues that its arrival into the fediverse might bring “tens of millions” of additional individuals into the sector, despite the fact that Ghost has stated that ActivityPub integration will be optional for publishers. There are a number of well-known newsletters that are published using Ghost, such as Platformer, Garbage Day, and She’s a Beast. Additionally, the independent technology news website 404 Media uses Ghost.