I spent the past few hours making the Loops webUI more responsive, it's gorgeous 😎

You won't need an app to use Loops ✨

And you will soon be able to run your own Loops server, spread the word!

#loops #tikTok

The Loops alpha release is nearly ready, just take a look at this demo.

Loops = Fediverse TikTok

Join the ethical and open source short video sharing revolution ⬇️

https://loops.video/beta/sign-up

#loops

Made a lot of progress tonight on the new Loops webUI, specifically comment threading + reports.

Top level comments that get deleted are replaced with tombstones IF they have at least one child comment, otherwise they are fully deleted.

And yes, comment likes + reply likes are coming too 🚀

#loops

Loops includes comment like counts + comment reply like counts in the video post like count.

We aggregate them because it makes sense for our context, and algorithms.

They will soon be aggregated for all your videos as account likes that appear on profiles ✨

#loops#behindTheScenes

The new Loops webUI in dark mode, with proper threaded comments (and tombstones to preserve deleted top level comments)

#loops #letsGo

we actually getting a federated tiktok before gta6

#loops 🚀

Your data belongs to you, period.

Loops makes it easy to export your data ✨

You can also set automatic data retention limits.

No vendor lock-in. No surprises. Just complete control over your information.

Available soon on https://loops.video + https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server

#loops#dataExports

My goal is to make the Loops webUI simple, familiar and efficient.

This means adopting HLS and re-transcoding the 20K+ videos on https://loops.video

Along with a new data-saver feature, this will reduce bandwidth significantly across web and apps and make videos load way faster by automatically switching between the optimal resolution based on your network connection.

It may seem like a small or boring improvement, but it will be noticable ✨

#loops#hls#adaptiveBitrateStreaming

Just submitted a grant application to fund creator monetization features for Pixelfed and Loops! 🎉

Think: direct micropayment support for photographers and content creators, not ads or data harvesting.

Building sustainable funding models that put creators first ✨

More details soon.

#pixelfed #loops#sustainableMonetization

Jake reviewing the new Loops webUI:

"Needs more treats in the navigation menu"

- Jake, VP of Product Strategy

#loops#meetOurTeam

Your Loops data belongs to you, and while we don't yet support account migration or imports, we will support exports ✨

We will publish the export schema in our documentation so other fedi developers can implement import functionality if they desire.

That's what makes the #fediverse so special, data/account portability 😎

#loops#dataExports