Pixelfed, Instagram’s decentralized competitor, is now on iOS and Android

Pixelfed is now obtainable as a cellular apps for each iOS and Android. The open supply, decentralized platform affords picture sharing much like Instagram. Nonetheless, Pixelfed has no commercials and doesn’t share consumer information with third events. The platform launched in 2018, however was solely obtainable on the internet or by means of third-party app shoppers. The Android app debuted on January 9 and the iOS app launched right now.

Creator Daniel Supernault on Mastodon Monday night that the platform had 11,000 customers be part of over the previous 24 hours and that greater than 78,000 posts have been shared to Pixelfed thus far. The platform runs on ActivityPub, the identical protocol that powers a number of different decentralized social networks within the fediverse, resembling Mastodon and .

Many Instagram customers have been in search of out options to the Meta-owned platform after the corporate stated it might and to permit denigrating feedback towards ladies and trans individuals, amongst different adjustments. Meta additionally some hyperlinks to Pixelfed on Fb, treating them as spam and deleting these posts. A consultant from the corporate stated this was an error and that the posts can be reinstated.