I love how in the article they are presenting this as “people looking for a tiktok alternative”. Instagram and YT shorts are right there, the people joining this app are either doing it in protest or following the trend that those people started. Most of the people joining probably aren’t going to it because of it’s prior reputation as a stelar app or because they think it will protect their data.
Although those platforms also provide short form content, their algorithms are pretty terrible. Also, Instagram’s reels are absolutely flooded with ads, sponsored videos, and undisclosed branded content.
Instagram is basically an advertising platform at this point and youtube shorts doesn’t have the same feel to it.
TikTok like Vine before it was built from the ground up with this kind of functionality and content in mind, Instagram and youtube were not and it shows.
It is very early days, but loops looks promising as a genuine alternative.
I love how in the article they are presenting this as “people looking for a tiktok alternative”. Instagram and YT shorts are right there, the people joining this app are either doing it in protest or following the trend that those people started. Most of the people joining probably aren’t going to it because of it’s prior reputation as a stelar app or because they think it will protect their data.
Although those platforms also provide short form content, their algorithms are pretty terrible. Also, Instagram’s reels are absolutely flooded with ads, sponsored videos, and undisclosed branded content.
I used TikTok about a year ago and it seemed pretty bad in these regards. Has it gotten better since I left?
Instagram is basically an advertising platform at this point and youtube shorts doesn’t have the same feel to it.
TikTok like Vine before it was built from the ground up with this kind of functionality and content in mind, Instagram and youtube were not and it shows.
It is very early days, but loops looks promising as a genuine alternative.
They’re shit replacements. So much to that YouTube has gone down in downloads this week and IG is only up like 10%.