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It could be just me but my Instagram Reels are all of like random thirst traps for Indian dudes with 4 likes on each post... (Yes, I am aware that the 'algorit

It could be just me but my Instagram Reels are all of like random thirst traps for Indian dudes with 4 likes on each post... (Yes, I am aware that the 'algorithm shows you what you engage with' but no matter how many times I click 'not interested' I seem to be in Indian thirst trap hell)

algas 3y ago
Fully 90 percent of my Instagram explore page is variations of one meme, which I don't remember ever clicking on. It's the blue guy from avatar with captions like "Selfish? How much does it cost?" I just opened my explore page and got *11* of them above the fold. All by different accounts, and I don't follow any of them. [0][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] It's really confusing. [0] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv0LV1-MPTt/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv0LV1-MPTt/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv2a4cns0qC/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv2a4cns0qC/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHShr_IkQ8/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHShr_IkQ8/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [3] https://www.instagram.com/p/CsBQlWLIPCM/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CsBQlWLIPCM/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [4] https://www.instagram.com/p/CtL_QzkoU2P/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CtL_QzkoU2P/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [5] https://www.instagram.com/p/CwKq_MhtAVw/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CwKq_MhtAVw/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [6] https://www.instagram.com/p/CvsROVsx5G9/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CvsROVsx5G9/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [7] https://www.instagram.com/p/CscgmD_oKiG/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CscgmD_oKiG/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [8] https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJNsS3Kmn5/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJNsS3Kmn5/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [9] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvu3U1dPfi7/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvu3U1dPfi7/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [10] https://www.instagram.com/p/CthAVOQOL3h/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CthAVOQOL3h/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2...
SkyPuncher 3y ago
I have a similar thing with YouTube shorts on my work laptop. I have never engaged with a YouTube short, I’m not signed in, and I use an isolated profile. I’ll occasionally watch YouTube while I eat lunch. Home repair, cars/trucks/RV, and how to videos; all of which I assume is primarily a male audience. All of my shorts suggestions are scantily clad females with clickbait titles. I can only assume that it’s the default content for people YouTube thing identifies as males. If it knows nothing else about you, it simply defaults to “sex sells”. My personal YouTube account is a bit better. It’s mostly content from channels I subscribe to, but they throw in an occasional thirst trap.
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rchaud 3y ago
Likely related to your account history. The suggested pages I get are dog videos by influencers selling overpriced pet products. I follow a lot of pet channels so that adds up.

algas 3y ago

Fully 90 percent of my Instagram explore page is variations of one meme, which I don't remember ever clicking on. It's the blue guy from avatar with captions like "Selfish? How much does it cost?" I just opened my explore page and got *11* of them above the fold. All by different accounts, and I don't follow any of them. [0][1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] It's really confusing. [0] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv0LV1-MPTt/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv0LV1-MPTt/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv2a4cns0qC/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv2a4cns0qC/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHShr_IkQ8/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHShr_IkQ8/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [3] https://www.instagram.com/p/CsBQlWLIPCM/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CsBQlWLIPCM/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [4] https://www.instagram.com/p/CtL_QzkoU2P/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CtL_QzkoU2P/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [5] https://www.instagram.com/p/CwKq_MhtAVw/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CwKq_MhtAVw/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [6] https://www.instagram.com/p/CvsROVsx5G9/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CvsROVsx5G9/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [7] https://www.instagram.com/p/CscgmD_oKiG/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CscgmD_oKiG/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [8] https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJNsS3Kmn5/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJNsS3Kmn5/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [9] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvu3U1dPfi7/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvu3U1dPfi7/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2... [10] https://www.instagram.com/p/CthAVOQOL3h/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg== https://www.instagram.com/p/CthAVOQOL3h/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2...

SkyPuncher 3y ago

I have a similar thing with YouTube shorts on my work laptop. I have never engaged with a YouTube short, I’m not signed in, and I use an isolated profile. I’ll occasionally watch YouTube while I eat lunch. Home repair, cars/trucks/RV, and how to videos; all of which I assume is primarily a male audience. All of my shorts suggestions are scantily clad females with clickbait titles. I can only assume that it’s the default content for people YouTube thing identifies as males. If it knows nothing else about you, it simply defaults to “sex sells”. My personal YouTube account is a bit better. It’s mostly content from channels I subscribe to, but they throw in an occasional thirst trap.

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rchaud 3y ago

Likely related to your account history. The suggested pages I get are dog videos by influencers selling overpriced pet products. I follow a lot of pet channels so that adds up.