Below are some of the apps working to build Instagram alternatives on open protocols like Bluesky’s AT Protocol and ActivityPub, used by Mastodon and others. Pixelfed Image Credits:Pixelfed.

Tired of Instagram, or Meta's privacy issues? Check out Flashes, the Instagram alternative, to see how it compares to ...

Flashes this year launched an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network. Now available on the App ...

Pixelfed, an open-source service with chronological feeds and no ads, is emerging as a substitute. But switching to Pixelfed doesn't mean you need to abandon the archive of Instagram posts you've ...

Screenshots of three Instagram alternatives, from left, Pixelfed, built on the same platform as Mastodon and part of the Fediverse; Flashes, a clever Bluesky client that turns that microblogging ...

The dust has yet to settle from last week’s , with many users still wondering what’s in store for the photo-sharing service now that it’s owned by the social networking giant. Facebook says it plans ...

Consumer demand for alternatives to Big Tech's social apps is heating up. Alternative social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon are gaining traction with people looking to leave X, while others are ...