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Replacing Facebook & Instagram

Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — three of the world’s most addictive and data-hungry platforms.
Here’s how to step away.

🟦 Replacing Facebook → Mastodon / Friendica

Ask yourself:
- Do I really need a giant feed full of ads and algorithms?
- Or do I want to keep up with friends and communities in a calmer way?

✅ Alternatives

  • Mastodon → Community-run, ad-free microblogging and groups.
  • Friendica → More Facebook-like with groups, timelines, events.
  • Diaspora → A long-standing, privacy-respecting social network.

💡 Tips

  • Join one server — you can move anytime.
  • Follow communities that interest you.
  • Invite 1–2 close friends to try it with you.

📸 Replacing Instagram → Pixelfed

Ask yourself:
- Do I want to share my photos, or does Instagram’s tracking and ads get in the way?

✅ Alternatives

  • Pixelfed → The Fediverse’s Instagram. Clean design, no ads, chronological timeline.
  • Mastodon → Many people share photos there too.
  • Private options → For family-only sharing, use Immich or Nextcloud.

💡 Tips

  • Use Pixelfed as a photo journal — no chasing likes.
  • You can follow accounts across Pixelfed and Mastodon seamlessly.
  • Keep private albums in your own cloud.