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

  • 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.