Hi, I’ve been using Instander for some time, but even the early beta is outdated by now, and doesn’t work correctly. Does anyone have any recommendations on good Instagram mods? I know about AeroInsta, Honista, MyInsta and few others, but not sure which are safe.

PS: please tell me if this isn’t the right community for this question, I’m not sure but it seems like the best one PPS: I know precisely how bad instagram is, and I still want/need to use it, so please don’t waste your time telling me that.

  • stepan@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
    41·
    4 months ago

    I don’t care about those dumb reels so tiktok is not an instagram alternative for me anyways. Also I would never install that thing on my device. There aren’t many apps worse than Instagram for privacy, but TikTok is definitely one of them.

    • ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ@lemm.eeEnglish
      12·
      3 months ago

      thats cute. thinking apple, meta, alphabet or x would be nice guys.

      tell me what can fly higher: a bird or a plane?

      • stepan@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
        31·
        3 months ago

        I don’t think any of these are good. I currently have to use instagram, because all my friends use it for chats and chat groups etc. I don’t use instagram for reels, so TikTok is not an alternative for me. And from what I have read about the TikTok app, it spies on you even more than instagram. Also the modded instgram versions usually have an option to block some of Meta’s analytics, and that’s one of the reasons I want to use them.

        • ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ@lemm.eeEnglish
          11·
          3 months ago

          from what you read where? in US/western media chinese apps are always bad with no word about all the data crimes zuck did. insta is zuck. zuck sells your data. and mods? pffff…isnt that shouting: leave insta?

          • stepan@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
            21·
            3 months ago

            Fair enough. As for leaving Instagram, I can assure you I would love to. But I unfortunately, I have to choose between privacy and social life. And will rather be spied on than miss out camping with my classmates just because I wasn’t in the Insta chat group where they discussed it. And you might have guessed from me being a Lemmy user that I’m not the popular guy, so nobody will stop using Instagram because of me or text me everything they plan on there on Signal. Also if you think using TikTok is somehow fucking up Meta, I can tell you that you’re the only one getting fucked.