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Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed

Pixelfed said it is "seeing unprecedented levels of traffic."

Pixelfed is an open-source, community funded and decentralized image sharing platform that runs on Activity Pub, which is the same technology that supports Mastodon and other federated services. Over the weekend, Daniel Supernault, the creator of Pixelfed, published a “declaration of fundamental rights and principles for ethical digital platforms, ensuring privacy, dignity, and fairness in online spaces.” The open source charter, which has been adopted by Pixelfed and can be adopted by other platforms, contains sections titled “right to privacy,” “freedom from surveillance,” “safeguards against hate speech,” “strong protections for vulnerable communities,” and “data portability and user agency.” I've turned down VC funding and will not inject advertising of any form into the project,” Supernault wrote on Mastodon.

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