Pixelfed is now available as a mobile app for both iOS and Android. The open source decentralized platform offers image sharing similar to Instagram. However, Pixelfed has no ads and does not share user data with third parties. The platform was launched in 2018, but was only available on the web or through a third-party app client. The Android app debuted on January 9th, and the iOS app was released today.
Creator Daniel Supernaut posted on Mastodon on Monday night that 11,000 users have joined the platform in the past 24 hours and more than 78,000 posts have been shared to Pixelfed so far. said. The platform runs on ActivityPub, the same protocol that powers several other decentralized social networks in the Commonwealth, including Mastodon and Flipboard.
After the company announced it would eliminate third-party fact-checking and revise its “hateful content” policy to allow derogatory comments about women and transgender people, many Instagram users are feeling the need to be meta. They are looking for alternatives to the platforms they own. Meta also blocked some links to Pixelfed on Facebook, treating them as spam and deleting their posts. A company representative said this was a mistake and the post would be reinstated.
