How can Pixelfed sustain the growth without introducing ads or some other form of monetization? Federation. If pixelfed.social becomes to costly, we simply close registration. I'd never consider any other option, especially one that would sell out our core mission by taking VC funding. This is why I'm asking for you to help fund this open source empire of future-proof social media. Spread the word, the future of social media is funded and owned by people like you ✨ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks?ref=do288t

Can't wait to release the Loops app source code this week, we could use help improving it, especially android/react-native developers! We have a vibrant community growing, and with more help with the app, I can focus on preparing the backend for release so people can host their own loops server! Loops.video is a testing ground, but soon you will see other Loops servers, and hopefully more 3rd party clients. Rust/Go/Node folks who are itching to rewrite the backend, me too, lets chat ✨

The Pixelfed family of apps includes Pixelfed, Loops, Sup and a few others in development. We're not just a one trick pony, I have a vision for how we can replicate the most popular platforms and give them back to the people. It all starts with you, the community. Not only do you have a voice, but it doesn't require shareholder or board member status to make that change! Are you with us? Boost for humanity. #pixelfed #loops #sup #fediverse #peoplePowered #peopleOwned

To make it easier for users to login and sign-up to your :pixelfed: server, we are adding QR codes to each landing page! Once scanned, they will take you to a deep link in our app that will select your server for you and you can opt to login or sign up. Available soon. #pixelfed