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Threads is expanding its presence in the Fediverse. Threads users over 18 with public accounts will be able to join, share content and interact more widely in the Fediverse, Meta said on Tuesday, with the change taking place in more than 100 countries.

The “Fediverse” is a collection of social media platforms that can talk to each other. Meta announced on March 21 that Threads had joining the Fediverse, with an initial beta rolling out to users in select countries. Now, with Threads’ expanded access and its more than 130 million monthly active users, the service is introducing millions of people to the Fediverse. 

If you’re still confused, don’t worry. The way you use your Threads account won’t change, and Fediverse sharing is an opt-in feature. All this means is that you’ll have the…

Threads, Meta’s Twitter-like Instagram spinoff app, is exploring a new, more engaging look on web browsers that shows multiple columns of pages or feeds next to each other. Meta started testing the new layout for select web browser users on Thursday.

“If you’re in the test, you can choose to keep things simple with a single feed, or add separate columns for your favorites searches, tags, accounts, saved posts, and notifications. You can choose to have specific columns update in real time,” a Meta representative tells PCMag.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also shared a screenshot of the new look with his 4 million Threads followers Thursday, referring to the new layout feature as “pinned columns.” Zuckerberg’s image shows that users will be able to make their own custom columns with…