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Show HN: People you know, an end-to-end encrypted private Instagram replacement

By jsbg 2 min read 4 views 0 comments

I built an alternative to popular social networks because I was sick of the unending enshittification of instagram. Every UX change in recent years intended to make their app more addictive to teenagers has made me want to use it less, but I don't want to lose contact with the actual people that are close to me. First it was stories to make it your job to open the app every day, and then "everything is a reel" to try to get you to scroll infinitely.This app is a more minimalist way to share photos and short videos with people you actually know. There are no public profiles so no follows, only mutuals. The feed is in reverse chronological order and there are no suggested posts or suggested connections. When sharing, you can choose the audience (you can create groups or select individual people), it's not necessarily to all your mutuals.Other UX niceties I added are the fact that you can only see comments on your friends' posts from people you know (so no more terrible takes from their random uncle you've never met). There is also the concept of albums where the audience is the album members, who are not necessarily connected to each other, which can be useful for events or group…

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