So far, only 2,800 Threads accounts have turned on Federation. Of the ones I see, they’re quite active.
I suspect the reason for the minuscule federated accounts is because Threads users can’t see replies from the Fediverse yet. Why would you turn on federation if you’re oblivious to interactions from the Fediverse?
Nevertheless, we’ll see what happens once communication becomes two-way.
petrescatraian@libranet.de 7 months ago
@atomicpoet Threads only allows the Fediverse integration for public accounts. Why would someone get their content all in the public for something they don't know about?
Many people I know keep their profiles private on both Instagram and Threads, for obvious reasons (posting about their private life and whatnot). Switching to a public profile is a pretty high barrier of entry to the Fediverse for these people.