Following the launch of the Instagram Threads app, Musk-led Twitter is buzzing under the heat. Threads has become the fastest growing consumer product gaining over 100 million users; in five days. And now Meta plans to join the Fediverse network to bring interoperability to its platform and further expand its reach. But what is Fediverse and how does it work? To understand Fediverse in Instagram threads, read our comprehensive explanation below.

First, let's learn about Fediverse in detail. The term Fediverse comes from Federation and Universe. It is based on open source technology and standards and supports interoperability across social media platforms. At the core of Fediverse is decentralization.

In the Fediverse network, platforms and individuals can host their own servers and manage them independently. No one is the central authority in Fediverse and server owners can choose what they want to post or share with the Fediverse community.

To give you an example, think of Fediverse as similar to how email works. A Gmail user can send an email and interact with an Outlook user. They are not bound by a single platform. This is possible because email services rely on interoperable protocols such as IMAP, POP and SMTP. Similarly, in the Fediverse network, the popular protocol is ActivityPub. We have discussed ActivityPub in detail below.