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.

Loops is the open source TikTok Spread the word ✨

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.

The Loops For You algorithm isn't some black box, not only is it open source, and will be documented, but people will be able to clear recommendation data at any time, giving you more control 😉 Learn more:

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.

On Loops, you can now share videos up to 3 minutes long! #Loops

Just shipped a For You algorithm update to fix the pagination issue! If you ran into the "You're all caught up!" message, you should now see that much less often. I'll continue tweaking the algorithm to find the best fit for everyone! #Loops

Just ordered Turok 2 for N64, my favourite game 😍

Loops + PeerTube Soon 👀

When I refactored the web search in Loops last week, we adopted a new endpoint that doesn't perform remote lookups. Now that's fixed. Remote account search is back, and soon you will be able to lookup remote content ✨ #Loops

Pixelfed has always been and will always be a platform that centers photos and creative artwork first and foremost. It is deliberately not a microblogging platform, there are plenty of other microblogging platforms. The criticism? I hear it. But we're not backing down from our vision. Photo sharing first, foremost and forever. #Pixelfed #PhotographyFocused