Pixelfed is now available as a mobile app for iOS and Android. The decentralized open source platform offers image sharing similar to instagram. However, Pixelfed is ad-free and does not share user data with third parties. The platform was launched in 2018, but was only available on the web or through third-party client applications. The Android app debuted on January 9 and the iOS app launched today.
Creator Daniel Supernault on Mastodon on Monday night that 11,000 users joined the platform over the previous 24 hours and that more than 78,000 posts have been shared on Pixelfed to date. The platform runs on ActivityPub, the same protocol that powers several other decentralized social networks in the fediverse universe, such as Mastodon and .
Many instagram users have been looking for alternatives to the Meta-owned platform after the company said it would allow disparaging comments against women and trans people, among other changes. Also post some links to Pixelfed on facebook, treating them as spam and deleting those posts. A company representative said this was a mistake and the jobs would be reinstated.
