It will be open source, end to end encrypted using Signal’s double ratchet encryption protocol, and he plans to make it easy for fediverse platforms to integrate it. The beta will release later this month.
He’s also the creator of https://fedidb.org btw
Why are you not a fan? I’m genuinely curious, as I’m vaguely evaluating such software.
Not OP but personally I just don’t like picture centric social media. Just not my thing.
There are definitely mental health risks for some people when offered the chance to share their life casually to anyone who will listen, even when you remove Zuck’s algorithms. So I get why some people would remain cautious.
Thankfully Pixelfed does remove the algorithms, so the risks are significantly lower.