<ul><li>Consumer demand for alternatives to Big Tech’s social apps is increasing, and several apps are building Instagram alternatives on open protocols.</li><li>Pixelfed is a photo-sharing app built on ActivityPub, offering ad-free, open source, decentralized, and chronological feed-based photo sharing and messaging. It gained significant downloads since its launch.</li><li>Flashes, a Beta app built on top of the Bluesky social network, allows users to share photos within Bluesky with up to 4 photos per post and one-minute videos.</li><li>Pinksky, another Bluesky client, focuses on photo-sharing and allows users to connect with friends from Bluesky. It plans to expand by integrating with ActivityPub or Nostr.</li><li>Skygram is a web-based app that provides a photo-centric Bluesky experience, allowing users to switch between interest-based feeds.</li></ul>

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