Loops is a Fediverse TikTok alternative by the creator of Pixelfed. We try the app out for a spin, and give our honest thoughts.

Loops aims to be an open Fediverse alternative to TikTok, Snapchat, and Vine. We take an early look at the app, and talk about what it’s like!

  • fmstratEnglish
    1•30 days ago

    To me, an alternative model would be deep-linking/embedding 3rd party videos that you own.

    For instance, sign up at @server, then:

    • Connect your YouTube account
    • Post Video 1 to YouTube
    • You now have a Video 1 in your federated feed with a YouTube embed
    • Connect your Vimeo account
    • Post Video 1 to Vimeo (same hash and/or title)
    • Your feed entry of Video 1 is updated to support both back end videos

    This way your “feed” is federated, but the efficiency of centralized video content is used. If a provider goes down, or you choose to leave, you can re-up to another provider and with the connected account/title matching, your feed could be auto-updated.

    • @keegomaticEnglish
      2•1 month ago

      That’s a very interesting idea. It might also incentivize creators because it gives them a more stable audience that’s at least a little insured against viewership changes on any single platform due to changes in that platform outside of their control.