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submitted 17 hours ago by Sippeon1@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

This app could potentially supplant Tik Tok overtime. As Tik Tok's censorship following it's acquisition by US investors such as Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi-based MGX, and UpScrolled already having questionable ethics, this may be the path forward.

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[-] Sippeon1@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Yup and it's closed source, it's of course likely to be more lax for a time than Tik Tok&Instagram until it takes over...

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 15 hours ago

What is closed source ? Aren't those up to date?

https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server#license

Loops Server is open-sourced software licensed under the AGPL license.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 16 hours ago

That's misleading, they plan on being open sourced according to pubs:

Similar to how Mastodon offers an open source, distributed version of X, the fediverse is getting its own TikTok competitor. This week, an app called Loops began accepting signups on its new platform for sharing short, looping videos. Still in the early stages, Loops is not yet open sourced, nor has it completed its integration with ActivityPub, the protocol that powers Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, and other federated apps.

However, both those efforts are in the works and when complete, will allow Loops to add another layer of social activity to the growing open social web known as the fediverse, which now has north of 11.6 million users and over 1 million monthly active users. (Mastodon accounts for roughly 65% of that activity.) Growth in this space has also encouraged other apps to adopt ActivityPub, like social magazine app Flipboard and Meta’s Threads. The latter is not yet fully integrated but already has more than 200 million monthly active users.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/the-fediverse-is-getting-its-own-tiktok-competitor-called-loops/

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 10 points 15 hours ago
[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

I'm not trying to fight with you, I'm trying to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Maybe we could get the creator to come in here and explain what's going on.

[-] Sippeon1@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago

My apologies, I called UpScrolled closed source because it is, not Loops.

[-] alonsohmtz@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Oh, that's good to know.

There is now no reason to care about it.

spoilerUnless you're an idiot.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago

So Loops is open sourced then?

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 15 hours ago

Oh, that makes a lot more sense.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

That article is over a year old and it's still not open source.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Isn't piefed open source? You might be right, but we'll see, yeah?

Edit: What would be the benefit of waiting to become open source? Piefed seems to be a great platform, that's why I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. But again, I could be wrong and he's super greedy.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Pixelfed ≠ Piefed

but it is open source

Pixelfed is open-sourced software licensed under the AGPL license. https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed?tab=readme-ov-file#license

edit: Looks like Loops is open-source as well :

https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server#license

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

You're right, I thought it was the Piefed guy.

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 15 hours ago

Pixelfed (Instagram-like) not PieFed (Reddit-like)

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 14 hours ago

The benefit is less distractions and pointless organization for a project in the early stages

Open sourcing things is a pain in the ass. It's common to get the core project working before doing so

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