The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is now raising funds on

The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is now raising funds on Kickstarter to fuel the apps’ further development.

The trio is part of the growing open social web, also known as the fediverse, powered by the same ActivityPub protocol used by X alternative Mastodon. The latter saw increased signups and use after the company formerly known as Twitter sold to Elon Musk in October 2022 and during the X exodus that followed the U.S. presidential election.

In the months and years following that sale, open source and decentralized apps like Mastodon and Bluesky (which uses the newer AT Protocol), have continued to grow their user bases, as people sought alternatives to centralized social media apps controlled by billionaires like Musk and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg.

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Edit: Link to the kickstarter

  • @[email protected]English
    2•11 days ago

    It is not open source. That’s why its not allowed on fdroid. It has parts that are open source, like most apps. But the app itself is closed source and a risk

          • @[email protected]English
            1•7 days ago

            The app requires code from Google that is not open source and has a history of being malware that invades your privacy and steals your data.

            • @[email protected]English
              1•4 days ago

              I’m not aware of any code from Google it requires. What history of stealing data does signal have?

                • @[email protected]English
                  1•22 hours ago

                  Can you link me what you’re talking about? I’m searching for it and having trouble finding the thing you’re describing. The only info I find is about their spam detection (which I already knew about but doesn’t sound like it’s the thing you’re talking about.)