I almost never look at the app store but I popped in today in the wake of the TikTok ban and was shocked to see this.

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    18 hours ago

    Well the very simple version is that it’s an Instagram alternative (I assume 5 year olds know what Instagram is). Similar in almost every way, minus the ads.

    Theoretically you can use it to share photos to Lemmy, but I have no idea how. There was discussion of Pixelfed groups at one point, not sure if they ever came to fruition.

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      17 hours ago

      (I assume 5 year olds know what Instagram is)

      ELInot5 what Instagram is?

      Seriously, I’ve never understood the point of it.

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        12 hours ago

        It’s a place to post your photos cropped into squares. You can get gratification there because all your friends have to like your photos.

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        Seriously, I’ve never understood the point of it.

        To sell Ads, like most commercial meida eg newspaper, TV etc etc. Flogging advertising makes money for metas stockholders and others.

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        12 hours ago

        I don’t really understand it either. I think it’s dumb. And I think PixelFed is dumb. And Mastodon. And Loops. But I’m glad they exist. Everyone is better off if people start switching. Everyone except Meta.

        I’m happy with Lemmy+Photon.