 the fediverse now has a fast growing TikTok alternative: https://loops.video While it remains in a pre-release beta state atm, we are testing federation and will be releasing full federation support, along with the source code once stable. And we expect by this time next month, you will have a bright, shiny and easy to install TikTok alternative under your tree 🎄 Spread the word. Loops has arrived. 90 comments
 @russell Well, it seems they simply sell your stuff. https://mas.to/@BackFromTheDud/113538641474700906 @thedudeabides420 its possible, but they need to reach out or wait until the docs are published! @aZa1905 @dansup Another slow pile of javascript with weird counterintuitive UI. It provides features which you can find only few times in your lifetime and not necassarily works for anyone.      @dansup is signup disabled? I created an account but can't sign in. I never received any sign up email. If I try to reset my password it says an account with that email doesn't exist. If I try to sign up again it says my email address is already in use. @dansup question? Does one need to find a separate instance for each of these #cms #apps ?? @Vivaldi possible to incorporate these add-ons to streamline efficiency and limit redundancy or is that being solved by encouraging all to host #blog with you? #IRL does everyone need their own #Mastodon instance + #loops + #pixelFed to unlock the door to #freedom ? the other interesting tidbit is the promise of decentralization. So many #silos of different stripes. One being #thought Many #greenEnergy evangelists ought understand the complexities of #hosting and the #draw on #resources Is there a way for #iiif to be the #beacon for all rather than trying to get a bunch of #egoProjects to work well together and put them in users hands? @dansup This is worrying: "When you post Contributions... you grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to: use, copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, store, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and exploit your Contributions (including, without limitation, your image, name, and voice) for any purpose" #Loops  @BackFromTheDud @dansup Ouch @BackFromTheDud @dansup It looks like boilerplate ToS generated with Termly. If you declare in Termly's form that your app/website accepts user generated content, Termly's generator will include an unreasonably restrictive licence in the draft ToS, without any option to choose a more nuanced wording (at least to my knowledge). IMHO these terms are not suitable for any service which relies on UGC and wants to encourage users to contribute. @BackFromTheDud @dansup I just signed up, can't wait to upload content to it that can be used for anything at all! I may just hold off joining in...    @dansup This might be a nice Fediverse app for short-form video, but definitely not a “TikTok alternative”.  @benny Tiktoks zentrales Feature ist der Empfehlungsalgorithmus. Wenn überhaupt könnte aus dem Fediverse ein Gegenentwurf dazu kommen. Aber lassen wir mal die Kirche im sprichwörtlichen Dorf, siehe Pixelfeld vs. Insta. @teezeh @dansup von Pixelfed oder Insta hab ich auch keine Ahnung, ich bin aber auch eher der Typ, der sein Essen nicht fotografiert...   @fartnuggets@jorts.horse @dansup@mastodon.social Fortunately we'll be able to block the instance. @dansup "you grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to: use, copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, store, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and exploit your Contributions (including, without limitation, your image, name, and voice) for any purpose". Hard pass. #Loops @dansup That rather contradicts the ACTUAL ToS on the website, and that's the legal part. @dansup https://loops.video/legal/terms-of-service#2 the section about submissions  @BackFromTheDud @dansup Where does this come from? I'm sorry, but I keep seeing things out of context.
 @dansup I’ve been beta testing. So far it’s nice, but there are some critical issues with navigation and feeds. I see little iterations here and there. Are there any significant improvements to UX/UI in the works?  @dansup Seemed cool, so I signed up. Great. Then tried to sign in and it said the credentials don't match your records (the password field is invisible so I can't make sure it's accurate, I have to just keep putting it in again and hoping), and when I gave up and just tried to sign up again, it said my username had been taken. 🤔 I checked my email and there's nothing from that domain so I didn't get any account confirmation. That's about all the energy I have for this. Good luck!   @dansup videos still don’t play with sound when I have my phone ringer turned off; any plans to fix this? @dansup@mastodon.social TBQH Being a Looper will be better than being a TikToker :neocat_3c:  @dansup i tried to sign up, never got a confirmation email, and now when trying to reset my password I see an error that this email does not exist, but if I try to sign up with it I see that it has already been taken? @dansup If I had gotten a Dollar or Euro each time someone said that and then never released it, I probably would be rich by now.   @dansup @uastronomer This looks interesting and promising. I wish you would've put in a way to be kept up to date via email or something because I fear I might forget to check it out again! mmm, I've tried to sign-up but says my user and mail is taken. But when I tried to enter, they do not recognize neither xD  @dansup this is freaking OUTSTANDING!!!! On so many levels. Brother |
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@dansup can I ask how you are paying or covering the costs of storing these loops?