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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.

Edit 2: many people have suggested pixelfed. Ive heard of it, and want to use it, but unfortunately the only reason Im still sticking with instagram is because I have very dear friends who would never change to anything non-mainstream. Theyre important enough that im willing to not delete it just yet, but I dont want to agree to either pay or pay with my data.

What im looking for is more like a piped for youtube, thing. So a frintend that has instagram content/features, but isnt the main app and avoids the problems I listed above

Edit 3: I ended up installing the site as a PWA on my phone as thats the only device I use it on, and uninstalled the official app. Thanks to everyone for all your input!

Rearsays,

It seems like a nice idea that they offer a paid option for an ad free internet

glasgitarrewelt,

Still a privacy nightmare, with and without ads.

Scary_le_Poo,
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Hermit app make PWAs a realistic alternative

promitheas,
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Seems like a very interesting app. Is it open source by any chance?

Scary_le_Poo,
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No idea, didn’t really care.

hermit.chimbori.com/help/

pewgar_seemsimandroid,

instander

Lemmchen,

Is there an open source alternative?

QuazarOmega,

There’s proxygram which is still work in progress, but it’s already looking pretty good for now imo

Treczoks,

The sane choice would be to leave.

Anticorp,

I chose option C, don’t use Instagram. But thanks, I guess!

yoz,

FOSS alternative is PixelFed

PowerCrazy,

Ive heard of it, and want to use it, but unfortunately the only reason Im still sticking with instagram is because I have very dear friends who would never change to anything non-mainstream.

This is called the network effect, it’s a social problem and no amount of technology will solve this. So your choices are either to stop using apps where you are the product, and obviously convince your friends to stop that as well, or grin and bear it. Maybe think about what you did 20 years ago and do that instead.

doctorn,
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Should have posted that chain-text to my Facebook wall years ago so my profile would be blue and safe…

Please forgive me,… I failed you all… 😭

https://r.nf/pictrs/image/221dd393-7f66-4177-b0b7-1a98202e3a4e.jpeg

RickyRigatoni,
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I swear these specific copypastas are started by grad school sociology students for their thesis research or something.

leraje,
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“Your info won’t be used for ads”

But we’ll still be tracking everything you do and selling that on to everyone who wants it.

nfsu2,
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Pixelfed it is then

promitheas,
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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,
@nfsu2@feddit.cl avatar

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,
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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

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