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Re:Loops is a federated, open-source TikTok by prmoustache on Monday February 23, 2026 @10:59AM (#47124118)
the thing is anyone can already host short-form videos on many other fediverse/activitypub apps like Mastodon.

Same for image, I never really understood the point of pixelfed as other fediverse/activitypub apps can already host pictures.

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Re:Loops is a federated, open-source TikTok by vyr on Monday February 23, 2026 @12:07PM (#47125152)
that's pretty much correct: these apps all do the same thing under the hood. the difference is UX. Mastodon's built for text and the media features are really barebones. no filters, no crop, no EXIF metadata, no albums. so that was Pixelfed's pitch.
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