Social · Germany (DE)
Pixelfed
Photo sharing without the surveillance.
The switch
Instagram→Pixelfed
About
Federated, ad-free photo-sharing network compatible with the Fediverse and Mastodon. No tracking, no algorithms.
Why we recommend it
- Open source
- Federated with Mastodon
- No ads
EU vs USA
Pixelfed vs Instagram
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Pixelfed
🇺🇸 Instagram
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Menlo Park, USA
Jurisdiction
EU
USA
Data location
Federated, mostly EU
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Pixelfed community
Meta Platforms Inc.
Founded
2018
2010
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