So I got the message from instagram about either paying or using it free (at the cost personalised ads) just now.

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Doesn’t this go against the GDPR? Either way, is there a FOSS alternative for instagram like piped is to youtube? It seems like a good opportunity to stop using the official app, even though it would be better to not use instagram at all (sadly not an option for me right now).

Any suggestions, and if so, are there any that provide functionality for: stories, posts, dms? Those are the 3 things I use instagram for.

Many thanks!

Edit: For messaging I do use beeper, though some media like carousels and posts sent to my dms cant be shown in there, so for those cases I open the official app.

    • promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyiOP
      21·
      1 year ago

      Is pixelfed an entirely different platform? Sadly i have many good friends on insta who i talk with, and they wouldnt ever switch to anything else, so because of that im stuck with meta. Otherwise i would 100% leave it

      • nfsu2@feddit.cl
        6·
        1 year ago

        It is Instagram but federated in a nutshell. Just like Lemmy is similar to Reddit but federated. Whoah, wait I saw your profile and you do not know about Pixelfed?

        • promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyiOP
          41·
          1 year ago

          Ahh i see. Im going to edit my post now to specify that Im looking for an alternative frontend to instagram, such as piped is for youtube. Sadly i have friends on insta that I cant stop using it for now because of

          Edit: haha ive heard of it, but its not really what im looking for sadly

          • cooopsspace@infosec.pubEnglish
            41·
            1 year ago

            Doesn’t exist.

            Just switch to Pixelfed.

            Good friends will talk to you elsewhere like Telegram or Signal.

          • nfsu2@feddit.cl
            11·
            1 year ago

            XD, I mean that you look like you would now a lot of this stuff, just that. Take it as a compliment.