Notices by Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)

@Infoseepage

pixey.org and gram.social are run by @stux who also administers the mstdn.social. pixelfed.infosec is administered by @jerry. Those are good bets of these are your concerns.

The reports are coming in from all over the Fediverse. While pixelfed.social is understandably working to accommodate the huge influx if new users, other Pixelfed instances are operating just like normal.

Users report these Pixelfed servers are running just fine:

https://gram.social/
https://pixey.org/
https://pixelfed.au/
https://pixelfed.art/
https://pixelfed.de/
https://pixel.infosec.exchange/

Don't worry about being on the main insrance, all Pixelfed servers talk to each other.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PIXELFED SIGNUP

MAIN INSTANCE IS SLAMMED RIGHT NOW

If you are having trouble joining pixelfed.social, or just want to be on a less crowded Pixelfed instance, consider pixey.org as an alternative. It is run by @stux who also administers mstdn.social:

>>> https://pixey.org/

Or join:

>>> https://pixel.infosec.exchange/

...run by @jerry

The beauty of the Fediverse is that it is distributed. Take this opportunity to be distributed!

Initial response to @pluralistic regarding #FreeOurFeeds

Want to thank Cory Doctorow for answering questions about his support for Free Our Feeds here:

https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/14/contesting-popularity/#everybody-samba

What follows is a response in the form of a list of concerns about FOF.

Cory, rightly took exception to the "scolding" tone of some of the discussion so far. It is hoped, that here, at least, we can keep it focused on the substance of this issue.

So, here goes...

1/n

#FreeOurFeeds

@liquor_american @pluralistic

Thanks for the response. Will digest it and post some thoughts. Really appreciate the opportunity to discuss this matter as it is a critical time for public social media and what steps we take now will have far reaching implications.

1/2

@pluralistic

Appreciate you responding here. Don't understand what you mean by the scolding comment. What we are talking about is an initiative that sucks money and energy away from real public platforms. Looking forward to the long response.

What is hard to understand about the Free Our Feeds BS is what Cory Doctorow @pluralistic, who normally is quite outspoken about these tech bro efforts to coopt legitimate social technology, is doing supporting it? And also why, despite numerous requests to explain his rationale he has been silent on the subject.

What gives Cory? Why are you lending your name to #FreeOurFeeds?

@aral

Thank you Aral for putting it so clearly. This "communitywashing" BS is super destructive because it takes money, energy and focus away from legitimate public endeavors to rid us of the influence of billionaires. These guys are in effect a poison pill for truly open public social media. Hard to express how devious and horrible this initiative is. They should be ashamed, but shame is obviously not an emotion they are capable of.

Can anyone find any documentation on this Free Our Feeds Foundation other than the slick, but very thin website.

Any documentation of how they are organized? Who the directors are? A financial statement? Anything?

Before you send money, let alone $30M, to an organization these are things that should be public knowledge.

#FreeOurFeeds

So, people are wondering why this Free Our Feeds scam is focused on spending money on Bluesky and not on actually building out real public social media, the Fediverse.

The answer is that it is a grift. There is no way to get rich off of public infrastructure, so they are trying to kill it in favor of continued corporate dominance of social media.

If you really want freedom from billionaires maybe don't give them $30M of public money.

#FreeOurFeeds

Hold onto you hats. This is going to be a great week for the Fediverse.

For years now to most people, the Fediverse has meant Mastodon. The fact there are thousands of Mastodon servers that all talk to each other is kind of a mind blower, but we've figured it out.

This week, thanks to Meta, people are discovering Pixelfed, another Fediverse app that likewise is deployed on many different servers that all talk to each other.

And they all talk to your Mastodon account too!

BOOM 💥!!!

more...

The real beauty of the Fediverse is blossoming 🌸 right now.

There is an enormous conceptual difference between one main familiar application program and two. And if two, why not three? This week the creator of Pixelfed is rolling out Loops, a TikTok alternative!

I know! Right?!

And there are dozens of other current Fediverse applications and projects in the works. Imagine your favorite Ghost newsletter delivered to your Mastodon feed. It's coming.

It's a great time for public social media.

So, go get yourself a Pixelfed account. You can get it on the main pixelfed.social (https://pixelfed.social/) or better get it on one of the other Pixelfed servers, like pixey.org (https://pixey.org/) administered by @stux of mstdn.social fame. Or pick from this list:

https://fedidb.org/software/pixelfed

Just do it. It's fun. 🙂

And play around. Post some pictures. See if you can follow your Pixelfed account from your Mastodon account. What else can you do? Explore. Follow people. Enjoy.

more...

@dansup

Meta now admits it was blocking links to Pixelfed...

Apparently, it was a 'mistake'...

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-admits-it-deleted-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed-194624098.html

So, apparently Meta now acknowledges they were blocking links to Pixelfed, but says it was an ooopsie, and they won't do it again.

So, all good, right?

https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-admits-it-deleted-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed-194624098.html

@metaphase @dansup

@dansup and Pixelfed also have an imminent TikTiok alternative called Loops.

https://loops.video/

Seriously, this guy is a giant killer. Send him some support.

@dansup

From looking at the funding options seems like the simplest way to send #Pixelfed a one-time donation is this link:

https://opencollective.com/pixelfed/donate?interval=oneTime&amount=20&name=&legalName=&email=

Would also encourage becoming a recurring subscriber, using any preferred method, but now is the time to rush them some money to tackle this wave.

Good luck Dan! We are pulling for you!

Folks Pixelfed is getting slammed.

Since Meta started blocking links to Pixelfed it seems the world has discovered this wonderful public Instagram alternative picture sharing social media application (see Striesand effect).

But things that are public, rely on us to fund them. @dansup does not have a bunch of VC billionaires writing big checks for more server capacity.

If you can spare a few dollars to support public social media, right now is the time to do so!

https://pixelfed.org/support-our-project

@ernie

Reaction is that it is a trap intended to suck money and attention away from truly open public social media in favor of another VC funded proprietary system. There seem to be a lot of well intentioned folks (WTF @pluralistic !) who have been suckered into this boondoggle.

@ernie @pluralistic

OK, good point. How about "honeytrap"?

Sorry, edited, was not aware of the history of the term.

Thank you.

Edit: Grrrr... that doesn't seem much better. Just going with 'trap'.