# Using Discourse as a social media platform **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Building\ **Created:** [August 30, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-social-media-platform/202133 "2021-08-30T16:16:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 91
**Author:** ![aschrijver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/aschrijver/32/92004_2.png) [@aschrijver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aschrijver)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-social-media-platform/202133/91 "2021-12-21T12:20:27Z")
I heard from @hellekin that NLnet NGI0 grant to add Fediverse federation support sadly did not come through. Does that mean that you will shelf your plans until the next open call, or is federation something you have in your roadmap for Discourse plugins anyway? > **[Discourse will be joining the Fediverse](https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/discourse-will-be-joining-the-fediverse/2071/10)** > > The grant proposal was rejected. Next try next year. PS. I just [posted on fediverse](https://mastodon.social/@humanetech/107484855683579812) to NGI0 to ask if this indicates a change of direction, as a related grant to federate [Gitea](https://gitea.io) (who started federation impl via [forgefriends](https://forgefriends.org)) was also not honored. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-social-media-platform/202133)._