Short-form video might in fact be the next frontier for federated media. The dev behind a popular photo-sharing platform is diving in headfirst.

The Fediverse might be getting their own mashups of Tiktok, YouTube, and Vine sooner than anyone thought, thanks to the work of one prolific dev spearheading an effort. The best part? He’s helping other projects in the space, too.

  • @CrayonRosaryEnglish
    42•2 months ago

    Why do short videos have to loop automatically with no way to turn it off? Who the hell decided that was a good idea and why has every other app followed suit?

    I especially hate the ones designed to loop because they think it’s “so clever”.

    “Never play with liquid mercury
    It’s really bad for your health and shit
    That’s why you should…”

    🤮

    • @[email protected]English
      15•2 months ago

      It’s like the darkest pattern. Making it so that quitting has to be a conscious choice. I see why amoral companies would use it, don’t know why FOSS would too.

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

      Because they increase usage of the apps. People just doom scroll and keep playing.

      It’s a horrible thing IMO

      • @CrayonRosaryEnglish
        3•2 months ago

        You can doom scroll without the current video looping, though.

        • Resol van LemmyEnglish
          1•2 months ago

          Instagram does it automatically for you now with no way to permanently turn it off.

          This is the thing that made me delete the app after years of consideration.