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2025-01-10 10:33:47

Ian DeBay

iandebay@mastodon.social

I am a content creator / blogger / soon to be podcaster, and I like to ditch the metaverse. Are there viable alternatives, preferably not owned by far right billionaires, to reach people?
For threads there is bluesky and of course mastodon but for Facebook or Instagram?
Thanks for your help #meta #mastodon #bluesky #facebook #instagram #twitter

2025-01-10 10:55:03

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Ian DeBay Instagram: Pixelfed (wiki). Literally designed as a drop-in replacement for Instagram that should even let you import your Instagram stuff. Official and third-party apps available.

Facebook:

Friendica (wiki)
The classic from 2010, designed as a "Facebook alternative, but better than Facebook" rather than an all-out clone. Very powerful. Third-party phone apps available.
Hubzilla (wiki)
"Decentralised social CMS" forked from Friendica by Friendica's own creator. Older than Mastodon, too. Tremendously powerful, even more secure than Friendica and nomadic, but highly complex, and the UI may be confusing. No phone app available worth mentioning (can be installed as a PWA). No Mastodon app support.
(streams) (wiki)
The newest stable Friendica/Hubzilla descendant. Officially actually nameless and brandless. Still very powerful, nomadic, more modern and less confusing UI, but may still be overwhelming. Currently only two recommendable open-registration instances, both with admin approval, one in the USA, one in Hungary. No phone app available (can be installed as a PWA). No Mastodon app support.

#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Pixelfed #Friendica #Hubzilla #Streams #(streams) #Facebook #FacebookAlternative #DeleteFacebook #Instagram #InstagramAlternative #DeleteInstagram