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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by gi1242@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

his post on mastodon is here:

https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/113849098386232034

Dear Mark, I hope this finds you well. I noticed something interesting today - it seems Instagram is blocking links to my little open-source project. You know, the one that lets people share photos without harvesting their personal data or forcing algorithmic feeds on them. I have to admit, I'm flattered. Who would've thought a small team of volunteers could build something that would catch your attention? We're just trying to give people a choice in how they share their memories online. No VCs, no surveillance capitalism, just code and community. Remember when Facebook started? It was about connecting people, not maximizing engagement metrics. Our project might be tiny compared to Instagram, but we're staying true to that original spirit of social media - giving people control over their online presence without turning them into products. You could've ignored us. Instead, by blocking our links, you've given us the best endorsement we could ask for. You've confirmed what we've been saying all along - that big tech is more interested in protecting their walled gardens than fostering genuine innovation. Every time you block a link to our platform, you remind people why we built it in the first place. Your action tells them there are alternatives worth exploring, ones that respect their privacy and agency. So thank you, Mark. You've turned our little project into a symbol of resistance against digital monopolies.

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[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

They wrote that to the guy with People just submitted it. I don't know why. They "trust me". Dumb fucks.?

[-] Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago
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[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Cringy, inaccurate, and reeks of arrogance. 200k users. I bet it got blocked because some bot started spamming the platform.

At the end of the day, the critical mass of users will be based on 2 things. Ease of use or engagement and content. Content creators won't go to platforms that don't bring in money or get yelled at for trying to make money.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

FYI, put two spaces and two newlines after the end of a paragraph to put whitespace between (and any platform that uses markdown).

Please edit the post

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

This is what we call a home run.

[-] Iapar@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Arse Suckaturd founder of aidscock.

[-] Xed@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Why did the pixelfed creator have to fuck this up and treat his own community horribly? And such timing too. ( the pixelfed creator was acting horribly to the mastodon and other fediverse programmers and they came out and made a statement about how they don’t like being treated that way )

[-] thbb@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Now I understand why I didn't care closing my Facebook account years ago: it was for cross posting this sort of information.

Even if my Facebook feed is a sad desert, I hope I can be censored by the guy who rejects fact checkers

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That is one kick ass last name!

We got

Ault

Nault

Renault

And Supernault!

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