So I got the message from instagram about either paying or using it free (at the cost personalised ads) just now.

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Doesn't this go against the GDPR? Either way, is there a FOSS alternative for instagram like piped is to youtube? It seems like a good opportunity to stop using the official app, even though it would be better to not use instagram at all (sadly not an option for me right now).

Any suggestions, and if so, are there any that provide functionality for: stories, posts, dms? Those are the 3 things I use instagram for.

Many thanks!

Edit: For messaging I do use beeper, though some media like carousels and posts sent to my dms cant be shown in there, so for those cases I open the official app.

  • promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    11 months ago

    I dont think so (correct me if im wrong). An alternative app might have access to the content etc and get around this paywall somehow.

    Anyways, you still have the option to not pay and keep using IG as before. Nothing changes.

    As fir my issue with this, im in the privacy community...need i say more? XD

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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      11 months ago

      The only thing a third party app can do is keep phone based activity private. If you have to ping a server to do something, that point becomes their data.

    • onlinepersona@programming.dev
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      11 months ago

      im in the privacy community

      What are you doing using instagram if you care about privacy? If you're there for friends, then privacy probably isn't that important enough to you to quit insta. What do you do on insta anyway? Aren't your friends on WhatsApp too? What's the point of Insta?