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On Instagram: they'll discontinue ig live shopping, which is at least some good news. Fb: I've been out of it and the reality is millennials and gen z won't be

On Instagram: they'll discontinue ig live shopping, which is at least some good news. Fb: I've been out of it and the reality is millennials and gen z won't be joining it. They know that. Their only bet is to lobby congress to ban tiktok.

ChatGTP 4y ago
Instagram has gotten to the point where I just have absolutely no interest to continue using it. Mostly it feeds me soft porn, and my friends have kind of posted the same things over and over, which has become kind of boring. Food pics, workout pics, whatever. It's gotten to the point where I'm just actually bored with the platform in general, not necessarily the content. Facebook, I just have zero interest in going anywhere near it, it's so, so, so boring.
- JCharante 4y ago
  I follow aviation related accounts so I see pictures of planes on my feed. I did have to stop following hashtags because people tend to spam bikini pics there
  - elforce002 4y ago
    I don't even bother with it anymore. At least TikTok is giving me things I search for. I have +5 years without fb so that's that. Twitter serves its purpose for (news, articles, etc...).
- anthomtb 4y ago
  Instagram will feed you more of whatever you are following or tapping. I have noticed that if I don't use Instagram for a few days I end up with generic, lowest-common-denominator videos. Scantily clad females, bar fights, car accidents, etc. But if I start seeking out and watching the stuff I actually like, the feed updates itself within a day or two and I get content that I actually want to watch.
  - ChatGTP 4y ago
    I just can't be bothered seeking out "stuff I like" on Instagram anymore, mostly I've seen it before etc, just feeling like I have better things to do lately. If I actually want to "watch" something, I open Youtube, seems to me like the content on there is 10x better. Each to their own.
    - hdjjhhvvhga 4y ago
      I feel exactly the same. Maybe it's just a stage in one's life?
      - ChatGTP 4y ago
        I think I’m just bored with the platform, same format, crappy engagement from other uses etc. It was fun for a while but yeah, not really sure it’s worth my time, or that it ever really was.
i67vw3 4y ago
>Their only bet is to lobby congress to ban tiktok. Good point, the only way for 'Meta' shares to go up and for investors to have some confidence in 'Meta' is by Tiktok being banned in US (and other western countries like EU, Canada etc). Automatically, the advertising money which was to go to Tiktok will go to Instagram (via Reels).
- N19PEDL2 4y ago
  It should also be said, however, that banning TikTok would set a dangerous precedent for Meta's business outside the US.
  - mupuff1234 4y ago
    Isn't Instagram already blocked in China?
    - red-iron-pine 4y ago
      on top of plenty of other apps blocked, banned, or forced to restrict results or behavior?
    - N19PEDL2 4y ago
      I was thinking more about the EU actually. After banning TikTok, it won't be long before someone says, "hey, Instagram steals people's personal data too."
      - blsapologist42 4y ago
        Meta has to follow all the EU regulations around data privacy. Does TikTok?
  - marcosdumay 4y ago
    I can't make my mind if the GP intended to be sarcastic, but if you read it in a serious tone, you are making a disservice for yourself.
- 4y ago
yodsanklai 4y ago
Considering Meta is banned in China, I don't understand why there's even a question about this.
- rurp 4y ago
  Because copying China isn't a great way to devise policy. China bans many things that are good and should remain protected in the US. I don't use Tiktok or have a strong opinion on it specifically, but I really disagree with the notion that we should reflexively ban things because China banned something similar first.
  - yodsanklai 4y ago
    China isn't playing by the rules here so there should be some form of sanction. If it's not banning Tiktok, then it should be something else.
  - RestlessMind 4y ago
    > Because copying China isn't a great way to devise policy Sure but never copying China because "China bad" is also a bad policy. Sometimes, bullies only understand "tit for tat" language.

ChatGTP 4y ago

Instagram has gotten to the point where I just have absolutely no interest to continue using it. Mostly it feeds me soft porn, and my friends have kind of posted the same things over and over, which has become kind of boring. Food pics, workout pics, whatever. It's gotten to the point where I'm just actually bored with the platform in general, not necessarily the content. Facebook, I just have zero interest in going anywhere near it, it's so, so, so boring.

JCharante 4y ago
I follow aviation related accounts so I see pictures of planes on my feed. I did have to stop following hashtags because people tend to spam bikini pics there
- elforce002 4y ago
  I don't even bother with it anymore. At least TikTok is giving me things I search for. I have +5 years without fb so that's that. Twitter serves its purpose for (news, articles, etc...).
anthomtb 4y ago
Instagram will feed you more of whatever you are following or tapping. I have noticed that if I don't use Instagram for a few days I end up with generic, lowest-common-denominator videos. Scantily clad females, bar fights, car accidents, etc. But if I start seeking out and watching the stuff I actually like, the feed updates itself within a day or two and I get content that I actually want to watch.
- ChatGTP 4y ago
  I just can't be bothered seeking out "stuff I like" on Instagram anymore, mostly I've seen it before etc, just feeling like I have better things to do lately. If I actually want to "watch" something, I open Youtube, seems to me like the content on there is 10x better. Each to their own.
  - hdjjhhvvhga 4y ago
    I feel exactly the same. Maybe it's just a stage in one's life?
    - ChatGTP 4y ago
      I think I’m just bored with the platform, same format, crappy engagement from other uses etc. It was fun for a while but yeah, not really sure it’s worth my time, or that it ever really was.

i67vw3 4y ago

>Their only bet is to lobby congress to ban tiktok. Good point, the only way for 'Meta' shares to go up and for investors to have some confidence in 'Meta' is by Tiktok being banned in US (and other western countries like EU, Canada etc). Automatically, the advertising money which was to go to Tiktok will go to Instagram (via Reels).

N19PEDL2 4y ago
It should also be said, however, that banning TikTok would set a dangerous precedent for Meta's business outside the US.
- mupuff1234 4y ago
  Isn't Instagram already blocked in China?
  - red-iron-pine 4y ago
    on top of plenty of other apps blocked, banned, or forced to restrict results or behavior?
  - N19PEDL2 4y ago
    I was thinking more about the EU actually. After banning TikTok, it won't be long before someone says, "hey, Instagram steals people's personal data too."
    - blsapologist42 4y ago
      Meta has to follow all the EU regulations around data privacy. Does TikTok?
- marcosdumay 4y ago
  I can't make my mind if the GP intended to be sarcastic, but if you read it in a serious tone, you are making a disservice for yourself.
4y ago

yodsanklai 4y ago

Considering Meta is banned in China, I don't understand why there's even a question about this.

rurp 4y ago
Because copying China isn't a great way to devise policy. China bans many things that are good and should remain protected in the US. I don't use Tiktok or have a strong opinion on it specifically, but I really disagree with the notion that we should reflexively ban things because China banned something similar first.
- yodsanklai 4y ago
  China isn't playing by the rules here so there should be some form of sanction. If it's not banning Tiktok, then it should be something else.
- RestlessMind 4y ago
  > Because copying China isn't a great way to devise policy Sure but never copying China because "China bad" is also a bad policy. Sometimes, bullies only understand "tit for tat" language.