Social magazine app Flipboard had already committed to joining the “fediverse” – the decentralized social web, which includes apps like Mastodon. Now, it’s doubling down on those ambitions with an announcement that it will stop tweeting while also launching a new podcast devoted to exploring the topic of decentralized social media.
It’s more than that. You can run your own feed by selecting news stories and website articles and then share it with others; essentially being the editor for your own custom newspaper.