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.

  • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
    75·
    13 days 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

  • thbb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    12 days 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

    • foggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      472·
      13 days ago

      Your underestimate the fragility of a lonely billionaires ego.

  • BothsidesistFraud@lemmy.worldEnglish
    719·
    12 days ago

    Zuck sucks but this open letter is embarrassing. Dial back the smarm and self-righteousness a couple notches. I get it’s marketing and not really an open letter but still, cringe

    • LemUrun@pawb.socialEnglish
      01·
      12 days ago

      Yeah. Remeber Twitter blocking Mastodon links? Nobody wrote ANY letter. Cringe

    • jaybone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      13 days ago

      Is this actually getting traction outside of the fediverse? If not, I don’t think it achieved Streisand effect.

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.mlEnglish
    8·
    12 days ago

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

  • ad_on_is@lemm.eeEnglish
    111·
    12 days ago

    While I really wish for PixelFed to take off, like Mastodon and Lenmy did, the current situation, IMHO, is just confusing to say the least.

    So, here are two pixelfed mobile apps, an older one which is just a wrapper of the web version, and a newer polished one.

    I’ve the new “polished” one installed for a few months now, and it seemes as if it’s development has stalled. The app just feels unfinished at this point.

    Now, I get it, it’s a volunteer project, and there are probably just a handful of people working on it. And this is totally fine, I’m not expecting them to deliver an Instagram clone anytime soon.

    However, a few months ago, they announced “Loops”, with pre-signups and some marketing yada yada… All this, while there’s still an unfinished app for their core product. But, I went ahead and signed up, just to find out, it was just crickets for a few months.

    Then, recently I logged in again (on the web), and saw an they have an App for Loops which seems to be in the works, and upon testing it, I came to the same conclusion, it’s just an unfinished barebones TikTok.

    Again, I’m not ranting about PixelFed, but IMHO, if they want to get serious, they should focus on one thing, until time and resources allow them to explore other things.

    I would love to see it succeed as an alternative.

  • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldEnglish
    65·
    12 days 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.

  • Tamlyn@lemmy.zipEnglish
    89·
    13 days ago

    Connecting Threads in a stupid way to the fediverse but blocking a fediverse website at the same time. I don’t need to understand that right?

  • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
    324·
    13 days ago

    Why are you trying to appeal to the better nature of a bad faith actor…

    • where_am_i@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      101·
      13 days ago

      It started so he could creep on girls on their campus. Nerds had hard time to socialize, so they made a digital social network to help them with the cause. Dunno if it did. But his early interviews are creepy af, lol

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldEnglish
    122·
    13 days ago

    The dream: releasing a scathingly cordial open letter to an oligarch that has a real chance of ruining their day.