The "funniest" thing about all this is the main @pixelfed developer raised approximately 138,742 Canadian dollars (around €86,000) in March 2025:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks
This was much more than the initial goal of 50,000 CAD (€31,000). Among the things promised with the funds raised were:
- A new website design, for which they even shared concept art.
- Accelerating Pixelfed's development across the web, iOS, and Android.
- Improving moderation and security across the platforms (Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup).
A year and a half later, none of this has happened. And this disappoints me greatly, because I was one of those who donated to this Kickstarter.
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