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Instagram alternative Pixelfed now has apps


The platform is seeing a surge in popularity.

The platform is seeing a surge in popularity following Meta’s announcement last week that it would be drastically changing its content moderation policies; over the weekend, Pixelfed said that it’s seeing “unprecedented levels of traffic” to the pixelfed.social server and was working to increase resources. Pixelfed was also in the news this week because some users claimed that Meta randomly blocked links to the site they shared on Facebook. 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 to.

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