The platform is experiencing a surge in popularity following Meta's announcement last week that it would drastically change its content moderation policies; during the weekend, Pixelfed said that it is seeing “unprecedented levels of traffic” to the pixelfed.social server and was working to increase resources.
Pixelfed what is that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/”>in the news this week because some users claimed that Meta randomly blocked links to the site they shared on facebook. According <a target="_blank" href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-admits-it-deleted-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed-194624098.html”>EngadgetMeta blocked Pixelfed links by mistake and is now restoring posts.
Pixelfed creator Daniel Supernault also launched a decentralized version of TikTok called Loops last October. With TikTok facing a ban in the US and the fallout from Meta's content moderation changes, Pixelfed and Loops offer other options for people to jump ship.
