dansup

They want you to think “Skylight” is the future of short-form video.

But it’s just another closed, investor-owned clone.

Loops is different:

🌱 open source
🌍 federated
⚙️ production-ready
📜 better ToS
📚 full API docs
📱 official app coming soon

I kept my word — no VC money, no walled gardens.

Because we deserve a real TikTok alternative, built for the people. ❤️

https://joinloops.org

Spread the word ✨

#loops

Oct 16 at 10:36amWeb
Show threadLipOct 16
@dansup at least one skylight dev is in solidarity with bsky team's "waffle" nazi dog whistle, skylight takes funds from Mark Cuban, their app sucks and it's barely a bluesky client...
Show threadStrypeyOct 17

@iamlip
> bsky team's "waffle" nazi dog whistle

This is hyperbolic and deeply unfair. Context;

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/05/waffles-eat-bluesky/

Jay was lampooning a ludicrous call to ban Jesse Signal. For the thoughtcrime of trying to take a nuanced approach to a complicated and emotionally-charged issue. Documented here;

https://glaad.org/gap/jesse-singal/

This reminds me of nothing more than the ADL's characterisation of any coverage of Palestine that doesn't privilege Likud's perspective as "antisemitic". FTS.

@dansup

Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch

A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.

TechCrunch
Show threadStrypeyOct 17

Whether or not Singal gets it right is not the point. He's clearly not writing hate pieces with the goal of increasing mistreatment of trans people. Implying that he is, that this makes him a "Nazi", and that anyone who criticises the dogpile on him is posting a "nazi dog whistle", is Peoples Front of Judea level laughable;

https://strypey.dreamwidth.org/6069.html

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Everyone - Part 3 - What's Going Wrong With the Green Party?

Fair warning, this gets long. Very long. That's why I've broken it into sections, so you can skip the boring bits:<br /><br /><b>Prologue:</b> Who am I and why do I care enough to write this, carefully edit it over weeks, and then make it public? Not a Green member, but a Green ally.<br /><br /><b>P

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Show threadLipOct 17
@strypey omg you are lying...
Show threadWorikOct 18

@iamlip @strypey

> @strypey omg you are lying...

Steady on! That is quite an accusation. Strypy may well be wrong, but lying?

Some context would help.

Show threadLipOct 17
@strypey @dansup this is very fair and very exact 🤷
Show threadXanathonOct 16
@dansup I can still not browse videos on the web version? If I log in and go to loops.video I only see the login page again?
Show threaddansupOct 16

@xanathon Not yet, I'm working on updating Loops.video to the new (open source) codebase, but first I have to ship a new mobile app version!

Give me a few days, and Loops will be a much better experience for guests and users alike 😉

Show threadSean TilleyOct 16
@dansup Man, I’m so excited for this!
Show threadMr TaylorOct 16
@dansup Shortform platforms built on recommendation algorithms will eventually result in the same mentally toxic environment as TikTok.
Show threadMusing MouseOct 16
@dansup I saw the post that loops is federated now. Does that mean I can use one app or one user to use loops as well as Mastodon from one experience?
Show threaddansupOct 16
@musingmouse Loops API is not compatible with Mastodon apps, so you will need to use a dedicated Loops app
Show threadToni AittoniemiOct 16
@dansup @musingmouse ActivityPub works for following & comments, not posting. Did I have it right?
Show threadikuturso 🇪🇺Oct 16
@dansup hadn't even considered that Skylight might be closed before... that's a great point. Wonder if all the other heavily marketed Bluesky offshoots like Flashes etc. are too.
Show threaddansupOct 16
@ikuturso they are lol
Show threadToni AittoniemiOct 16
@dansup I could be interested in hosting an instance in Europe. 🤔
Show threadMr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤Oct 16
@dansup
Why are Loops and Pixelfed not one product?
Show threaddansupOct 16
@sloanlance Because they serve two different purposes, and keeping them separate is important.
Show threadMr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤Oct 16
@dansup
OK. I was thinking that they're not so different. As visual media, they both have a lot in common. Personally, I'd appreciate an app where I can view or post either type. I'm interested to see how things turn out.
Show threadhiphopheavenOct 16
@sloanlance @dansup because ton of people went from instagram to pixelfed because they hate videos
Show threadMr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤Oct 16
@hiphopheaven @dansup
Oh, that's interesting. Seems like a good solution would be to give the user a feature in the UI to choose whether they see images, video, or both.
Show threadhiphopheavenOct 16
@sloanlance @dansup i wouldn't oppose that
Show threadb-emerald.comOct 16
@dansup Open the door for me Dan and set me loose! I'm really looking forward to loops getting Federation. 😎
Show threadthomasstanford80191Oct 16
@dansup is there an mobile app
Show threadBaharul IslamOct 17

@dansup
We do need tiktok alternative now but I think none of these short-video platforms should've exist in the first place. These 30s short video platform's are ruining everything including our attention span. I never used tiktok. I ditched Instagram when Mark Fuckerberg added algorithm & reels.
Pixelfed & Mastodon is good.
Pixelfed seems like the earlier version of Instagram except stories.

"When we invent the ship, we also invent the shipwreck."

Show threadboloOct 17
@dansup following!