A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse
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Loops promises to bring the TikTok experience to the fediverse.

Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

  • Soapbox1858@lemm.eeEnglish
    701·
    3 months ago

    My problem with tiktok/reels/shorts is not that they aren’t federated. It’s the entire format/concept I hate.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      253·
      3 months ago

      I think I might like them better if they didn’t auto-play. I hate anything that auto-plays.

      • Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        151·
        3 months ago

        Let’s take it a step further, a tile based feed where you can pick yourself what would you like to watch, wait…

      • Arcka@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Don’t all modern browsers allow you to disable auto-playing of video, even per-site if desired?

      • Soapbox1858@lemm.eeEnglish
        13·
        3 months ago

        I watch a ton of YouTube. I love it for entertainment and some news. I absolutely hate YouTube for tutorials or guides though. If I’m trying to figure out how to fix a computer issue, I just want to read about it and have screenshots I can look at. I don’t want to have to constantly pause a damn video or scroll back and forth to find info.

        As far as tiktok style videos go I just hate everything about them. I hate the auto play, I hate the vertical aspect ratio, I hate the stupid auto voiceovers, I hate the dumb floating captions and comments overlay, I hate the lack of volume adjustment or the ability to pause and rewind or seek. I hate the types of brainrot content that people make to work the algorithm. I hate that the format has infested YouTube and IG with no real way to be rid of it.

        • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
          6·
          3 months ago

          Agreed, except youtube is great for any guides on stuff like vehicle maintenance. Want to know how to do something on your car? It’s almost guaranteed there’s a youtube video walking you through the whole process.

          • Soapbox1858@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            3 months ago

            Agreed. Automotive repair is a big exception to my video tutorial hatred. It just makes more sense as it’s something being worked on in 3 dimensions. It would probably work well for home improvement stuff as well.

      • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        I think if you’re just looking for quick news breaks then it can be useful…

        No, even then, that format is even worse. Good journalism often has a nuance and detail to it. The short-format video nonsense barely has enough time to get through a headline and a broad summary.

        The 24h news cycle is bad enough without trying to shorten it further to 90sec ragebait clips.