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Instagram threatening PixelFed with legal action. From Mastodon
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tl;dr the names of the filters seem to be the same, but that is easily fixed. Also apparently IG blocks links for Pixelfed.social now?
Seems all very petty, but not a real risk to Pixelfed’s existence.
Yeah I read about the first part but missed about IG blocking links. ( the hashtag pixelfed still works fwiw ) Maybe not a total existential threat as you say which is good but still slows PixelFed down from doing constructive work, which seems to be the point, and given the power imbalance between PixelFed and Instagram / Meta it’s still something to consider, if not be concerned about. The post asked to share for awareness.
You’re right and hopefully it’s Instagram’s existence that feels threatened especially with all the attention Mastodon / The Fediverse is getting right now.
@SteveKLord @poVoq Thing is that defense costs time and money, and the goal of these companies isn’t to win, but outlast you, since in most states, there’s no law against filing a BS lawsuit.