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Open-source Substack rival Ghost may join the fediverse

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Ghost, an open-source alternative to Substack, is considering joining the fediverse, a network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon and Pixelfed. Ghost founder John O'Nolan is exploring the possibility of federating Ghost using ActivityPub, the social networking protocol that powers the fediverse. While this survey doesn't guarantee the integration, it highlights the growing trend of decentralization and reshaping of the web. With federated accounts, writers who use Ghost could publish their content on the web, to their newsletter subscribers, and also in the fediverse to be read and interacted with by users of various apps.