Algorithms that just don’t get you are ruining your Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Now you can do something about it.

This deeply craven and dangerous reversal, ostensibly to reduce “censorship” from Meta platforms, will make Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp even more unsafe for LGBTQ+ users. That’s why, after 13 years on Instagram, amassing 80,000 followers, and having monetarily benefited from being an influencer, I am finally leaving Instagram.

But switching to Pixelfed doesn't mean you need to abandon the archive of Instagram posts you've built over the years. Pixelfed has the ability to import Instagram posts, so you can continue sharing your images.

Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.

Instagram has made changes in recent days that appear to be aimed at attracting TikTok users while the short-video app’s future remains in limbo.

Seeing what videos your friends have liked can be great, or embarrassing. If you're using Instagram Reels, be warned when you hit the "like" button.

Some users are wondering how to quit the platforms now that Meta is relaxing rules on harmful content such as hate speech and abandoning its fact checking program and replacing it with

The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is now raising funds on