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# Why publishers are preparing to federate their sites
- URL: https://werd.io/why-publishers-are-preparing-to-federate-their-sites/
- Published: 2024-05-25T18:53:26.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-25T18:53:26.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

"At least two digital media companies are exploring the fediverse as a way to take more control over their referral traffic and onsite audience engagement."

The Verge and 404 Media will both support ActivityPub (a protocol, not a "plugin", as the article calls it) and plug into the fediverse.

This dovetails with what I've been talking about for some time: "Instead of spending time building a presence on other platforms for their benefit, a publisher can do that on their own sites — while giving readers the ability to see those posts on other federated platforms." And while the fediverse is still in an early, growing stage, it's worth taking a bet on.

As Flipboard's Mike McCue says further into the piece, "What The Verge is doing is definitely pioneering the future for media." I'm hopeful that more publishers follow suit - with this and other experiments that have the potential to help them build more direct first-party relationships with their audiences. [#Fediverse](https://werd.io/tag/Fediverse)

\[[Link](https://digiday.com/media/why-publishers-are-preparing-to-federate-their-sites/)\]