Still Europe. Just as Norway, Switzerland, and much of the Balkans are Europe. But not EU.

You can’t make people eat it though.

It’s probably closer to IG than any other Fediverse app is to its non-Fediverse equivalent. Although introducing Collections and possibly Groups might make it more versatile and give it Flickr features (though not perhaps the comprehensive picture info and ability to download the original).

and free-text search, not just on hashtags and usernames.