News and Politics are two of the most followed and read topics on Flipboard, and with the U.S. election just a few weeks away, we have a new feature to help you keep up with the day’s leading stories.
Now you can follow people from social networks in the fediverse, like Mastodon and Threads, so you can get your daily dose of news and political commentary from journalists and experts, alongside content from your favorite publishers.
Here’s a look at some of the people you can follow on Flipboard:
- Joseph Biden, President of the United States
- Ian Bremmer, political scientist and founder of Eurasia Group
- George Conway, conservative legal expert and co-founder of The Lincoln Project
- David French, legal expert and New York Times columnist
- Katie Harbath, public policy expert and CEO of Anchor Change
- Steve Herman, Voice of America’s chief national correspondent
- Molly Jong-Fast, host of the podcast Fast Politics and journalist at Vanity Fair
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
- Joy Reid, host of The Reidout on MSNBC
- Olivia Troye, American national security expert
Here’s how you can find and follow them on Flipboard:
- Explore — Select the Search icon in the bottom navigation and check out the new Fediverse tab for a list of people to follow that post about a wide range of topics, including news and politics. Swipe left to the News tab for more accounts to follow, plus you’ll find editorial features and publishers to follow too.
- Search — Select the Search icon and type in the name or handle of the account you’d like to follow. You will see results in the new Fediverse Accounts section in All, Social and Profiles tabs.
Once you’ve followed accounts from Threads, Mastodon or other platforms in the fediverse, you will see their new posts in the Fediverse Activity carousel in your For You feed. If there is a profile that you never want to miss a post from, add their profile to the top of your Home carousel so you can easily keep up on their social sharing. (Note: The Fediverse Activity carousel will only update when there is a new post from a followed account.)
If your Flipboard account is already federated, you’ve got a few more features to enjoy:
For one, in addition to being able to follow accounts from the fediverse, you’ll also be able to comment on and like their posts. Having a federated account fully opens up your Flipboard experience and enables you to seamlessly interact with people across the fediverse.
And while you’ve been able to see your fediverse activity in your Flipboard notifications panel, now you’ll be able to follow and interact with people directly from this experience, making it easier to build connections. For example, if someone follows your profile in the fediverse, you can follow them back from Flipboard — it’s all interconnected.
These features are only available via the latest versions of Flipboard’s iOS and Android apps. And if you’re not federated on Flipboard but all this news is making you wish you were, you can request to federate your account here.
We hope you find new people to follow and inspiring content to explore. Also, be sure to follow The News Desk and The Politics Desk (if you aren’t already) for curated stories from Flipboard’s editors.
Thanks for keeping up with all the Flipboard and fediverse news through our blog. You can download the Flipboard app in the App Store and Google Play Store for free. Personalize it for the stories you’re interested in and curate your favorite articles, videos and podcasts into your own Flipboard Magazines.
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/fediverse-news-and-politics-voices-on-flipboard/
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