Privacy @lemmy.ml syzizeky @lemmy.ml 1 yr. ago

Alternative frontend to Instagram: imgsed.com

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/939198

Searching for replacement for Bibliogram, I found an website called imgsed.com .

It was sufficient to my needs.

One problem was that it seemed to fetch only a few comments of a post.

Here's the website's own About page:

imgsed.com is an online instagram backup tool that helps users save instagram photos through the instagram public API.

imgsed.com can't verify user information, so you need to pay attention to the copyright when downloading photos.

If you do not wish to be downloaded, please submit your information remove account

ETA:

Apparently it has crazy much ads, so use of adblocker is very much advised!

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Thanks, reminded me that I hadn't deleted my Instagram account yet.
thx, didn’t know this one :)

There is this one too > https://www.picuki.com/ works great too.
Replace the native ad-riddled platform with another?
Use Proxigram It's Open Source
- I tried it before finding imgsed but each instance had issues loading images past the first page of a user's profile. But I will check back occasionally
- It doesn't seem to have a cache. That might be a useful feature
Beeper can apparently view Instagram, although I haven't used that feature myself.
- Thanks for mentioning beeper. It's an app I've been looking for.
  
  FYI
  
  https://lifehacker.com/beeper-isnt-a-safe-solution-for-imessaging-on-android-1850734981
- How exactly? Beeper is a matrix chat with bridges to multiple mesaaging apps, I don't see any functionality beyond messaging.
  
  apparently
  
  I haven't used that feature myself
lists of other alternative front-end services or projects that i (also) have not vetted:

"A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends." https://libredirect.github.io/ - the list they use. https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect - extension (source)

list of some instances https://farside.link/ - (source)

a list of projects, with some other stuff on it too https://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/foss-front-ends-and-alternatives-for-twitter-instagram-reddit-youtube-and-more
It doesn’t seem to have a cache. That might be a useful feature
Ya this reminds me of when i was trying to trying to trouble shoot why my GMB page because I got blasted by soo many fake reviews. Took me months of dealing with support and overall the entire process was so exhausting

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