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It's fine that some people want Instagram to focus on "public" content. (Like Tiktok or YouTube) but that doesn't mean that there aren't lots of people that wan
by kevincox 4y ago
It's fine that some people want Instagram to focus on "public" content. (Like Tiktok or YouTube) but that doesn't mean that there aren't lots of people that want it to focus on more Private content.
Of course Facebook wants it to focus on public content. Ads are jarring in a stream of your friends' photos but blend in to the stream of ads and product placement from popular accounts. There is also likely more money in general. Focusing on private content means that you can only really charge people subscription fees based on how much they want to see their friends' photos. With public content you can charge businesses based on how much value they can extract which can be much higher if they have something to sell.
- dont__panic 4y agoMost public content is basically a stream of ads anyway -- my girlfriend's Instagram feed is basically just a feed of ads for local businesses from the various cities and towns we've lived in. You barely ever see personal posts any more.