Friendly reminder, a reverse chronological feed like Mastodon and Pixelfed use are technically algorithms. While I understand that many people come to the fediverse because they have had bad experiences with algorithms, it's important to remember that not all algorithms are the same! You can have ethical algorithms that respect peoples permissions while also using data you collect responsibly. Loops is proof of this 👏

Pixelfed has too many half-baked features like Groups, Live Streaming and Parental Controls. Abstracting them into Laravel Packages will make their development easier, while no longer constraining core development. My goal for Pixelfed in 2026 is to focus on our core features, improve media format support, make installation easier, and resolve some annoying long standing federation issues.

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Loops - Our Mission.

Reclaiming short-video sharing for humanity. Loops was founded on a simple but powerful idea: social media should serve people, not exploit them.