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Pixelfed – An alternative to centralized image sharing platforms

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Re: Pixelfed – An alternative to centralized image sharing platforms

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Post by robrtsql »

jesse_m wrote: post #2

can you browse without signing up? I'd like to follow from my mastadon client

I'm wondering the same. I wanted to look at a Pixelfed instance to see if it was worth joining (or following from a different account in the fediverse)--and I can't even see whether or not I like the content without making an account?

I can see why a for-profit app like Instagram would force everyone to sign up to browse, since that helps their bottom line, but I can't see why that decision would be made here.

Re: Pixelfed – An alternative to centralized image sharing platforms

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Post by TicklishTiger »

robrtsql wrote: post #3
jesse_m wrote: post #2

can you browse without signing up? I'd like to follow from my mastadon client

I'm wondering the same. I wanted to look at a Pixelfed instance to see if it was worth joining (or following from a different account in the fediverse)--and I can't even see whether or not I like the content without making an account? I can see why a for-profit app like Instagram would force everyone to sign up to browse, since that helps their bottom line, but I can't see why that decision would be made here.

Instagram does not make you sign up to browse.

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ycombinator/

This seems to be the url to browse tags on pixelfed.social:

https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ycombinator

Unfortunately it wants you to sign in.

Re: Pixelfed – An alternative to centralized image sharing platforms

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Post by grumpy-cowboy »

I'm in the process to move out mass-surveillance social sites like FB, Twitter, Google, ... I'm about to install my own Matrix and ActivityPub nodes (Mastodon, Pleroma, PeerTube, ...) on a cheap VPS.

I also have my own email domain hosted at Fastmail.com (I don't want to manage an email server).

This way I'll manage MY own data. I'll share it with who I want. And it's a fun project. :)

Re: Pixelfed – An alternative to centralized image sharing platforms

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Post by beardicus »

TicklishTiger wrote: post #6
robrtsql wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm wondering the same. I wanted to look at a Pixelfed instance to see if it was worth joining (or following from a different account in the fediverse)--and I can't even see whether or not I like the content without making an account? I can see why a for-profit app like Instagram would force everyone to sign up to browse, since that helps their bottom line, but I can't see why that decision would be made here.

Instagram does not make you sign up to browse. https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ycombinator/ This seems to be the url to browse tags on pixelfed.social: https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ycombinator Unfortunately it wants you to sign in.

It looks like you can at least view profile pages without logging in. Here's mine, as an example:

https://pixelfed.social/beardicus

Re: Pixelfed – An alternative to centralized image sharing platforms

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Post by fosco »

from pixelfed site:

Supported Fediverse Projects

This is a partial list of well known supported projects

    Anfora – Self-hosted photo gallery social network.
    Pleroma – A federated microblogging alternative.
    Mastodon – A federated microblogging alternative.
    Misskey – A federated microblogging alternative.

Re: Pixelfed – An alternative to centralized image sharing platforms

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Post by beardicus »

I've signed up for Pixelfed. It's nice enough. It doesn't seem like actual federation between Mastodon or other Pixelfed instances is up and running though. You can follow a Pixelfed account in Mastodon but not vice versa. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong.

Anyways. It's fun... I post silly inconsequential pictures because I know only a half-dozen people will ever see them. The public timeline is not very lively so I hope w/ better federation and more attention it can be a little more active.

I'm pretty sick of Instagram though, so Pixelfed and the fediverse in general seems fun.

The web app is fine and works fine on mobile. A little clunky, but that's how I likes my indieweb. :)

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