The year 2023 saw the “enshittification” of platforms from Facebook to Google Search. A new exit strategy means platforms will have to play nicely with your data, even if you leave for a rival.
Pixelfed is pretty nice in this regard already. you can export your Instagram account data and upload it to Pixelfed, and it’ll add all of your old photos to the PF account and stuff.
but you can’t interact with instagram users. AFAIK the DMA will require instagram etc to provide a gateway for services like pixelfed to interoperable with
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Pixelfed is pretty nice in this regard already. you can export your Instagram account data and upload it to Pixelfed, and it’ll add all of your old photos to the PF account and stuff.
but you can’t interact with instagram users. AFAIK the DMA will require instagram etc to provide a gateway for services like pixelfed to interoperable with