What is Cara, the Instagram alternative that gained 600k users in a week? - eviltoast
Everything you need to know about the AI-free social media platform for artists.

Key points:

  • Cara’s Rapid Growth: The app gained 600,000 users in a week

  • Artists Leaving Instagram: The controversy around Instagram using images to train AI led many artists to seek an alternative

  • Cara’s Features: The app is designed specifically for artists and offers a ‘Portfolio’ feature. Users can tag fields, mediums, project types, categories, and software used to create their work

  • While Cara has grown quickly, it is still tiny compared to Instagram’s massive user base of two billion.

  • Glaze Integration: Cara is working on integrating Glaze directly in the app to provide users with an easy way to protect their work from be used by any AI

more about: https://blog.cara.app/blog/cara-glaze-about

  • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
    343·
    5 months ago

    It’s really not that complicated and with shit like Threads, companies are introducing the concept to the masses while the enshittification of Instagram and the like will force people to look for alternatives.

    We need to welcome people with open arms and not push them away the moment someone has a question about how federation works.

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      19·
      5 months ago

      Threads is only federated in name. It’s simply Meta’s taking advantage of Twitter’s downfall. It’s as centralized and under Meta’s thumb as they come.

      • BroBot9000@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        5 months ago

        Still introduces the concept and will make people aware of other instances.

        Definitely avoid it but it’s still publicly for federation.

      • dan@upvote.auEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Threads is federated though. You can follow Threads accounts on Mastodon. It’s still a work in progress though, and not everything is implemented yet.