Erik L. Midtsveen 🏴🏳️🌈🇳🇴<p>Hate Dansup all you want, but he's created a decentralized platform that doesn't collect or sell your data, is ad-free and part of the <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>.</p><p>Instagram collects vast amounts of personal data, including your photos, videos, location, contacts, and even facial recognition data. </p><p>Instagram uses this information to create detailed profiles, targeting you with personalized ads and manipulating your feed to keep you engaged. </p><p>They track every interaction, from likes to time spent on posts, building a comprehensive picture of your life and habits.</p><p>This data is not only used by Instagram but also shared with third parties, further compromising your privacy. </p><p>With nearly 500 million users' data reportedly scraped and offered for sale on the dark web, Instagram's data practices pose significant risks to user privacy and security.</p><p>Pixelfed is a way better place than Instagram, which has faced criticism for its handling of content and user data for over a decade.</p><p>Edit: When you criticize Pixelfed, I hope you can genuinely return to Instagram with a happy tone, without feeling the weight of its manipulated content and the pressure to present a perfect image.</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pixelfed</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Dansup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dansup</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a></p>