How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move
The decentralized Instagram alternative is a great option if you want to back up your feed, focus on photo-sharing, or cut loose from Meta's empire entirely. And making the leap is surprisingly easy.
I'm not very bullish about projects like these. Images and video are expensive to host, and I don't think they're going to be able to keep up with costs based on donations alone.
I like the idea, I'm just worried about what's going to happen a few years down the line without consistent funding.
As someone who mostly uses fedoverse not the big tech apps, I gave a shot to it, but had hard time finding what to subscribe. When browsing all it was just porn.
As with Mastodon, I’ve found that following accounts that recommend other accounts/topics/hashtags is a nice start. There are also directories that can help until the browsing itself becomes better