A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse
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Loops promises to bring the TikTok experience to the fediverse.

Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

  • EnderMB@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    5 days ago

    But again, what tangible benefit does that have for the average user? They don’t give a fuck about billionaire ownership, moderation, or where an “instance” or server is located.

    • NutWrench@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      5 days ago

      Well, you should care about it because that’s how online communities get ruined. Case in point: Twitter has become a propaganda tool for an apartheid-loving fascist since he bought it.

      • EnderMB@lemmy.worldEnglish
        53·
        5 days ago

        Why should a user care about the health of an online community? To them it should “just work”.

        (I’m being purposely facetious here, because the average person really doesn’t care about this shit. When Twitter no longer serves its purpose to them they just leave and go to the next place)

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      But again, what tangible benefit does that have for the average user?

      You have more control over your front-page content. If you don’t want to get a particular feed, you unsubscribe from it.