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I don't know which Instagram you're using, but every two or three posts for me is an ad. The "second person's story" when watching stories is an ad. Instagram h
by bastawhiz 8y ago
I don't know which Instagram you're using, but every two or three posts for me is an ad. The "second person's story" when watching stories is an ad. Instagram has, by far, more ads than any other app that I use.
- javagram 8y agoPerhaps it depends on your average engagement with the app (the official iOS one, to be clear). I only open it once a month or so, and follow only a few dozen accounts. Perhaps it doesn’t know enough about me to target ads or there is some algorithm that avoids showing ads when you come back after a long break.
- tachyonbeam 8y agoDon't-scare-new-users-away mode. Ease you back in with a gradual increase in ads the more engagement they see from you?
- iamatworknow 8y agoIf you don't care about notifications uninstall the app and use the web interface in a browser. It's not quite as slick and responsive as the app, but I've never seen an ad there.
- weaklearner 8y agoI also think instagram ads are actually pretty close to normal posts [embedded effectively] so to me they are more effective. another reason to avoid being used by zuck
- max_wen 8y agome too ever since about Nov/Dec? is when I noticed the increase in "sponsored content". and the result has been me spending less time looking at IG
- graeme 8y agoMine used to be completely devoid of adds, and then all of a sudden every 2-3 posts became an add, and the second story - just like yours. I don't know how I had a glorious ad free instagram, but some people do. At the time mine was ad free, others complained of constant ads.