At a time when people would rather join another Chinese app than return to Meta if TikTok’s ban is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, Pixelfed’s apps stand a better chance at success as users try to distance themselves from Meta’s (no longer fact-checked) social media.
To get started with Pixelfed, users can choose to join one of the community’s servers or self-host a Pixelfed instance, as with other federated apps.