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Open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp raise funds on Kickstarter | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The only part that isn't open source is their spam filter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nope. Google deps

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can you explain a little more what you mean?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 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.