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

[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.

[knova@infosec.pub]

BlueSky is another corporate microblog platform, which could end up going the way of Twitter. I'm not saying it will be bought by a fascist billionaire, but they will be beholden to advertisers at some point in the near future.

I would highly recommend finding a Mastodon, Akkoma, or GoToSocial instance that aligns with your values and use that instead. If you are concerned about the network effects of not being on the 'biggest' platform where all the celebs are, there is a Bluesky->Mastodon bridge available.

[furymaker@lemmy.world]

What can replace Facebook?

And how can anyone convince all their friends, family, and random people the follow, to jump platform?

[theimpressivex@lemm.ee]

Friendica.

As for convincing people to join, I'm not sure if we can. Lead a horse to water and all that.

[moseschrute@lemmy.world]

I went with Patreon. The CEO seems like a cool guy that just wants to support other creatives. Hope he’s actually as cool as he comes across.

[breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca]

[oozy7@lemmy.world]

WhatsApp? Just use signal already!

[dharmacurious@slrpnk.net]

I'm really excited for it. I might actually be able to get my family off Whatsapp because of fuckerberg, but I can't get them to move twice. I'm debating pushing signal now, or waiting it out for sup

[shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol]

What can replace Facebook?

Facebook was a mistake that doesn't need to be repeated, but both Friendica and GoToSocial have facebookish UI, if that's what you mean.

[bishbosh@lemm.ee]

I got it on my android phone. Currently just a chronological stream off all posts. A lot is just resposts of tiktoks or other cribbed content. When it's not taken from tiktok, I feel like it's pretty mild random video of pets or landscapes.

[deur@feddit.nl]

Signal? Just use matrix already!

[something_random_tho@lemmy.world]

The challenge with messengers like Matrix and WhatsApp (and I assume sup, correct me if I'm wrong) is that they don't encrypt the metadata like Signal's sealed sender. Knowing exactly who you talk to and how frequently is a very juicy target for hackers/the government

[roguebanana@lemmy.zip]

Heard they take a bigger cut tho, do you know how much was it when you donated?

[perfectly_boiled_pizza@lemmy.world]

I'm not going to use a proprietary protocol to chat through Google's (Jibe) servers running proprietary software. Even if the messages are e2ee, Google can still collect metadata. Google never provides anything for free and collection of data is kinda their thing.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

Basically a tool to add encrypted messaging to the fediverse, using the Signal protocol.

[moseschrute@lemmy.world]

No idea, but good to know. I’ll consider switching my next contribution to a different service. Thanks!

[ulrich@feddit.org]

100% disagree. Facebook, at one point, had a close to ideal interface, in my opinion.

Mastodon adopted the very annoying features of automatically tagging users, and character limits which inherently create conflict, and make reading statements confusing as fuck. Then refuses to offer an option for admins to adjust it.

PixelFed adopted the very annoying features of Instagram that require photos, but no one cares and they just post photos of text, and with the federation of other platforms like Mastodon, that's just going to happen. It also lacks the ability to follow hashtags, so it's actually worse than IG in some ways.

Facebook supports all types of media and the groups feature actually works pretty well. I probably don't need to explain what makes it shitty now.

Don't get me wrong, I hope people join any of these, as they're inherently superior to their more popular alternatives, but I wish the devs would actually consider how the platform should work rather than just copying and pasting their mistakes.

[shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol]

Facebook's entire point at it's inception was to be Horny On Main. Creepy on purpose and straight up dangerous to use for about half of the user base. All posts public. Location sharing enabled by default. No scrubbing of EXIF data. It was a stalker's paradise.