Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

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    I really hope this gets a proper foss “for you” algo. Personalized content and people discovery features are lacking on the fediverse.

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      This is entirely possible through Mastodon/Misskey apps but not having it bound to local data would be awesome. Predictive engines are something most people want an ethical alternative for.

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    Everybody’s heads are up their asses about this. It’s a great idea for a fediverse thing.

    The real issue is nobody can use it because the damn confirmation emails don’t get sent.

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    People who care about decentralisation, privacy and data sovereignty etc are usually smart enough to understand that endless feeds of short form video is the new asbestos. You’d have better luck selling big macs to vegans.

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    Can’t see this doing well, who’s gonna want to host it and pay the bandwidth and storage costs?

    I know people would be willing to do that for a YT alternative, but I don’t think there’s many people who want to shell out so some kid can post their cringe dance video.

    Also, who tf gonna use it? I’d imagine Tik Tok users are the social media group that cares the least about the fediverse, open source, and privacy…

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      Also, who tf gonna use it? I’d imagine Tik Tok users are the social media group that cares the least about the fediverse, open source, and privacy…

      Perhaps it’s one way to change that

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    Have you ever seen a TikTok video? Why on Earth do we want that on the Fediverse? Not everything that exists deserves to be copied.