Tired of Instagram, or Meta's privacy issues? Check out Flashes, the Instagram alternative, to see how it compares to ...

Pixelfed, an open-source service with chronological feeds and no ads, is emerging as a substitute. But switching to Pixelfed doesn't mean you need to abandon the archive of Instagram posts you've ...

Below are some of the apps working to build Instagram alternatives on open protocols like Bluesky's AT Protocol and ActivityPub, used by Mastodon and others. Pixelfed. Image Credits:Pixelfed.

Pixelfed, a decentralized alternative to Instagram, has launched its official mobile apps.The service today runs on the same ActivityPub protocol that powers open source X alternative Mastodon ...

Screenshots of three Instagram alternatives, from left, Pixelfed, built on the same platform as Mastodon and part of the Fediverse; Flashes, a clever Bluesky client that turns that microblogging ...

Instagram alternative Flashes publicly launched its Bluesky-based photo-sharing app on the App Store this week, gaining nearly 30,000 downloads in its first 24 hours.

The dust has yet to settle from last week’s , with many users still wondering what’s in store for the photo-sharing service now that it’s owned by the social networking giant. Facebook says it plans ...

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too The TikTok logo is displayed on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston.

Consumer demand for alternatives to Big Tech's social apps is heating up. Alternative social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon are gaining traction with people looking to leave X, while others are ...