Vector comments on How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move (www.wired.com)

submitted 3 years ago* by bady@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

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Pixelfed got featured on the Wired and here's what @dansup@mastodon.social, the author of @pixelfed@mastodon.social, says:

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All those long nights working on backend scalability and performance improvements are about to be put to the test

I wasn't anticipating this attention for a few more months, but I'm ready 😎

[–] Vector@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Ive been using Pixelfed since late June quite happily. I’ve never used stories, but it looks like they have them if that’s something that interests you:

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[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

More importantly, can I disable stories?

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[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Yes, you can customize your pixelfed experience to a huge degree afaik

Edit: at least he says that you can disable it: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/110836670603821232

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[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 years ago

Good to know! I'm not big on them (or at Instagram as a whole to be honest), but I know that can be a deal-breaker for potential users

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