Open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp raise funds on Kickstarter | TechCrunch

[breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca]

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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[paequ2@lemmy.today]

If all my friends, family, and coworkers could get off WhatsApp, I would be so happy.

[banana@sh.itjust.works]

I'm trying to convince mine to get on Signal

[spaduf@slrpnk.net]

Folks if you still have legacy social, agitation over there is doing rounds right now. Unfortunately, there's significantly fewer of us working to get people onboarded than thee last migration. If you still have those accounts, please consider plugging fedi.

[suoko@feddit.it]

RCS could be also an option. Now mostly backed by google but it can be unplugged whenever we want

[jubilantjaguar@lemmy.world]

which uses the newer AT Protocol

This "newer" seems to be doing a lot of work.

[churbleyimyam@lemm.ee]

Man, Dansup is tearing it up an absolute beast. Donate to his fund.

[churbleyimyam@lemm.ee]

Yeah, I haven't logged into my fb account for a couple of years but this might be a good reason to go in and leave something in my 'bio' or whatever monstrosity it is these days, I can't even remember.

[hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org]

Never heard of Sup for some reason, gotta check it out.

[spaduf@slrpnk.net]

It started out as a major upgrade to Pixelfed's dm system and got spun off into it's own thing, same as Loops.

[coelacanth@feddit.nu]

Has anyone here tried Loops? Does it have an algorithm and if so what's it like? Any good?

[moseschrute@lemmy.world]

Btw, you can also donate on Patreon, OpenCollective, and Liberapay.

[breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca]

It is has a "For You" tab but it's not doing anything yet. Or... I don't know what it's doing, to be honest.

Dansup said that he's adding an algorithm soon.

Daniel Supernault (@[email protected])

Loops.video finally has enough data to provide a good FYP experience! I can't wait to roll out this new feature, the first fediverse platform with a privacy friendly algorithm built-in. More details soon. #loops

Mastodon (mastodon.social)

[umbrella@lemmy.ml]

yeahhh nah

[darkcloud@lemmy.world]

Okay so

BlueSky = Twitter
Loops = TikTok
PixelFed = Instagram
Sup = What's App
Lemmy = Reddit

[loopy@lemmy.world]

I’m guessing using Kickstarter has the benefit of adding hype as a new thing. I’ve always been curious about Open Collective and Liberapay. Have you tried it? Was it a smooth process?

[breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca]

You forgot someone..

[exussum@lemmy.world]

No we didn't

[shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol]

BlueSky Mastodon = Twitter
Loops = TikTok
PixelFed = Instagram
Sup = What's App
Lemmy = Reddit

[n2burns@lemmy.ca]

Sup hasn't been released yet, so that's probably why you haven't heard of it. Dan says beta testing launches early 2025.