"Flipboard Embraces ActivityPub and Mastodon for Rebuilding on the Fediverse"
Flipboard, the popular content curation platform, is transitioning its user accounts to ActivityPub, a protocol that enables interoperability between social media platforms. This move allows Flipboard users to interact with apps like Mastodon and opens up the possibility for users to follow any fediverse account from within the Flipboard app. By March, Flipboard plans to allow all users to open their accounts to the fediverse. This transition positions Flipboard as a major player in the fediverse, offering an ActivityPub-based platform with a focus on reading articles. Flipboard CEO Mike McCue believes this move will make Flipboard the first mainstream consumer service to switch over to ActivityPub.
