#Pixelfed

[machinesbleedtoo]

Alternative to Instagram, for those unaware

https://pixelfed.org. It uses the same protocol as mastodon, so it's interoperable.

If the thing that has stopped you from using federated social media is that there's less people on there:

I've had more meaningful interactions on mastodon than anywhere else with 1/4th the followers, for what it's worth, because I put the work into making friends and connections and replying to things. The algorithm will not help (or hinder) you - there is none. You need to relearn how to make connections and interact with people again like it's the early 2000s internet.

Also, you can join whatever server and with the use of hashtags you can be discovered by anyone virtually everywhere else.

It does not need to be an IG replacement or a twitter replacement or whatever for it to be meaningful.

[boreal-sea]

You all of course know I’m a huge fan on the Fediverse and Mastodon and decentralization, so if you’re looking for an alternative to TikTok, I of course recommend getting in on the fediverse!

There is specifically Loops, an app designed to be short-form video. Right now sign ups are really high so there’s about a three day wait to get in but I’m signed up and I recommend you do too:

A lot of people are all also looking into leaving instagram and X and even tumblr too, so I have some general recommendations for that too!

Want an Instagram clone? Pixelfed is where you want to go:

Do you want something more like X/Twitter or Tumblr? Pick something on Mastodon!

[not-a-fucking-mermaid]

does anyone know if there are fandoms on pixelfed and mastodon yet?

[mudwerks]

(via Pixelfed Is an Instagram Alternative That Feels Like a Return to the Glory Days of Photo Sharing | Lifehacker)

worth trying - to get out of the META crap-o-sphere

[amaliazeichnerin]

If you are considering leaving the social media of the Meta company, here are some tips.

January 19, 2025 Before you leave ... Make a list of the mutuals whom you'd like to stay in contact with. This can be challenging if you have a lot of mutuals. Try to select no more than 150. Why 150? Read the text in the footnote, about Dunbar's number.

Now write on your list where you can contact these mutuals. Maybe they have a blog and a public e-mail adress. Maybe they use messenger services outside of the Meta company, like Signal, Threema, Skype or the messenger here on Tumblr, or others. Maybe they offer a newsletter to which you can subscribe. Ask them if you don't know. Yes, this is tedious work, but it may be worth while.

Or: Write a post in your Meta social media, explaining where you can be contacted in the future. Ask in your post where you can contact your mutuals, if they want to stay in touch with you. Give them the option to write you a private message about this, instead of a comment which can be read by others. Another idea: If you want to, write a post about Tumblr (or the Fediverse, or Pixelfed or other social media that you can recommend). Explain the advantages of these social media. Maybe link to a guide to them, like this one for the Fediverse: https://fedi.tips/ Maybe some of your mutuals will follow you there.

Footnote Dunbar's number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships—relationships in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person. You can read more it here.

[thelearningcurvephotography]

On Pixelfed: No 73 Simcoe St 1. Constructed in 1873, The Manse of St. Andrew's Church at No 73 Simcoe St was designated a Heritage Property by The City of Toronto in 1981. Original photography using a Canon EOS 60D body with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens and Silver EFEX Pro as a Lightroom plugin for the Black and White conversion. #toronto #streetsoftoronto #downtowntoronto #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #originalphotography #photography #architecture #building https://pixelfed.social/p/TLCPhotography/776040589496174571?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[magess]

Unhappy about the news out of Meta? There is an Instagram alternative called Pixelfed that works largely the same way, only the servers are run and moderated by real people.

Steps to Sign Up

Look at the directory above

Filter by country or language if these would be important to you. There will be other people on your local server, and you will have a timeline available of their posts without having to follow them, so having folks local to you might be interesting!

Check the blurb about the server to see if it seems like a good match for you use. (Some are for graphic adult content. Some are art focused.)

Create an account/Apply. Some servers will auto-approve account creation, while others are reviewed by the owner.

You are now part of the fediverse! Pixelfed, unlike Mastodon, is image-centric, so all posts you see will have an image. You can follow people on mastodon if you search their @handle@server in the search box, but you will only see things they post that contain an image.

Search for some hashtag topics and follow people! Or, follow the hashtag itself.

Try clicking on the Local Feed and seeing if there are other people on your server you want to follow.

Try the Discovery tab as well.

Comment. Boost. Never see an ad and deprive Zuck of his power.

[wemlygust]

Hate Meta/Facebook? Try going where they're trying very hard to prevent you from going.

[riotouseaterofflesh]

A warning to anyone trying out the fediverse/Mastodon

There's a large cluster of people who are basically an alliance of photomatts and (if you're on Twitter) Jai orbiters who try to police the various servers to isolate people they deem to be undesirables.

They are deeply transmisogynistic and unhinged, in ways that make photomatt's recent behaviour seem downright enlightened in comparison.

A recent good summary of what's going on is posted here.

A much lengthier history of this drama (which has been going on for years) has been put up by a kindly anon here.

The fediverse isn't all like this, but you do need to watch out which server you make your account on.

General red flags to avoid:

any involvement with "The Bad Space"

mastodon.art

users who frequently post to the #FediBlock hashtag

use of automated or shared blocklists (these are for entire servers blocking other servers, not individual accounts)

reasons for blocking a server mentioning "oliphaunt" or "tier" anything

As a general rule, you will want to coordinate with your mutuals which servers you go to as much as possible, to minimize the chances that you end up on different instances and end up getting cut off from each other until at least one of you makes an alt so you're both on servers that communicate with each other. This takes a bit of trial and error but unfortunately that is the nature of a decentralized social networking system.

So all that said... I really hope staff smarten up, Matt gets put in his place by his and Tumblr's lawyers and we can all stay where we are.

[ashadowofburnedoutstardust]

Definitely not going to be switching to pixelfed

It's a fuck awful hybrid of Mastodon, and I personally will not be supporting anything related to that fucking company either

It's still separates people what the fuck is up with that?

Is it some shit take on divide and conquer?

It's just yet another American based app, and Mastodon is a fucking Jack Dorsey project

These motherfuckers stole the concept of microblogging from a woman

Fuck that

I refuse to support any fucking social media app that is in the hands of Americans

They have repeatedly demonstrated why they are incapable of being left in charge of anything

Period

[c4t1l1n4]

Would people be chill if I started posting all my art here instead of Instagram, even if it’s a bunch of shitty little doodles and not completed pieces?

Or should I get that new app people have been talking about that’s similar to Insta? What’s it called? Pixelfed? I think?

[kessabit]

If anyone is abandoning ship from instagram, Pixelfed is a federated and foss alternative that I just signed up for. It's similar in structure to Mastodon for those that use that as a Twitter alt.

Moots are welcome to ask for my handle there!

[hexenmond]

wish the Fediverse were perfect, but here we are

Ugh. I just learned that the creator of Pixelfed has exhibited some problematic behaviour towards Black people. I am so fucking tired of so many people who do good work not meeting the basic criteria for a decent human being. Why is this hard?!

Pixelfed is good software! I love it a lot! But yes, it’s not good that there is only one developer, and it’s doubly not good that he’s being called out on his anti-Black behaviour and shrugging it off! I am so frustrated.

What do I do now? Can’t recommend Pixelfed without this caveat obviously. It’s still open source, and whoever runs the instance still probably makes the bigger difference in day to day interactions, so I’m hoping a cool team of developers will fork it and do a better job…

Sigh. I am so tired.

[bittersweetbark]

Pixelfed is really wild now.

I've been using it for some time to hotlink pictures to Ao3 and no one used to even look at my fugly picture dump. Now I immediately got four likes from strangers on this very mid and boring picture of two horses:

So what I'm saying is, if you're out for clout and engagement, you can leave Instagram and move to Pixelfed now! (But please don't interact with my photos :'D)

[transmascxielian]

transmascxielian on pixelfed btw........ hiiii......