Open-Source Social Media Rivals Meta in Kickstarter Campaign
2025-01-25
Daniel Supernault, the Canadian developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup – open-source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp – is launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise $1 million for further development. These apps are part of the growing decentralized 'fediverse', using the ActivityPub protocol. Driven by a desire for alternatives to centralized platforms controlled by billionaires, these open-source apps are gaining traction. The campaign also aims to support the Pixelfed Foundation and address Supernault as a single point of failure for the project.