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Instagram doesn’t have an algorithmic feed that introduce you to content - not that I know of. You pretty much only see instagram content when you visit a spec

Instagram doesn’t have an algorithmic feed that introduce you to content - not that I know of. You pretty much only see instagram content when you visit a specific person’s page and that’s all you will ever see.

blackoil 3y ago
Insta reels and YouTube shorts are clone of Tiktok with similar feed/algo and content.
- theshrike79 3y ago
  Even Facebook has that vertical short video shit now spread among the other content.
  - TeMPOraL 3y ago
    Facebook and Instagram "short video shit" is at least partially overlapping. This incidentally creates a quite grating user experience.
syfari 3y ago
Instagram does for reels and you occasionally get related pages popping up in your feed.
- themagician 3y ago
  I occasionally see a post from someone I follow. 90% of what’s in my feed is either and ad or “suggested for you”.
aurareturn 3y ago
When was the last time you used Instagram? Or Youtube? They're almost Tiktok clones at this point.
- TerrifiedMouse 3y ago
  I only visit on mobile. I thought the middle film thing icon was to take your own photos/videos - because that’s what the center icon did on the YouTube app; the last time I had the app installed. Never occurred to me it’s a feed. O_o
  - rl3 3y ago
    Instagram as it exists today is a streamlined dopamine injection engine. Variable rewards, instantaneous short-form tailored content, fear of missing out. It's carefully built for continuous user engagement.
- TeMPOraL 3y ago
  They're bad Tiktok clones. Which in this case is a good thing - their inferior algorithms make the result less addicting.
f6v 3y ago
I often get “For you” on the front app page instead of the accounts I’m following. This sometimes shows suggested pages.
- throwaway290 3y ago
  You can switch to "Following" on front page and not get any algo recs but I don't think selection sticks. Algo recs and reels nearly killed IG for me. It desperately tries to become TikTok but that's not why I signed up for IG (which was photos). Photos still exist, but even if you like every photo and "dislike" every reel for months it will still push 99% reel content in your feed--whatever ML they use has been near totally useless.
vineyardmike 3y ago
They introduced this recently. They do it just like TikTok.
- ehnto 3y ago
  I don't know if it was that recent? I abandoned the app two years ago because of the introduction of the algorithmic feed ( and the explore page, but at least you had to click on that )
troupo 3y ago
> Instagram doesn’t have an algorithmic feed that introduce you to content - not that I know of. That is literally their default mode. They had to introduce a "For You" feed (hidden behind a tap on Instagram logo) to go around EU regulations.
- TerrifiedMouse 3y ago
  I must have missed it because I don’t follow anyone and just go directly to their pages manually.
  - troupo 3y ago
    Then you're in luck :) Instagram's default feed is an abomination. For me it shows two posts from people I follow, and then an endless stream of ads and "suggested" content. Thankfully I don't engage with Instagram much, and a few years back I muted/unfollowed a bunch of people, so the algorithmic feed is mostly okay: dogs, cats, climbing. But most of it is recycled regurgitated aggregator accounts
mcfedr 3y ago
I basically stopped using Instagram because it only shows you algorithm feed, I see so little content from the people I follow
- devoutsalsa 3y ago
  You can just switch to “following” mode, but it is an annoying extra step.
  - aurareturn 3y ago
    There is no way to set it as default. You have to do it everytime which is extremely annoying. Instagram clearly does not want you to only see posts from the people you follow.

blackoil 3y ago

Insta reels and YouTube shorts are clone of Tiktok with similar feed/algo and content.

theshrike79 3y ago
Even Facebook has that vertical short video shit now spread among the other content.
- TeMPOraL 3y ago
  Facebook and Instagram "short video shit" is at least partially overlapping. This incidentally creates a quite grating user experience.

syfari 3y ago

Instagram does for reels and you occasionally get related pages popping up in your feed.

themagician 3y ago
I occasionally see a post from someone I follow. 90% of what’s in my feed is either and ad or “suggested for you”.

aurareturn 3y ago

When was the last time you used Instagram? Or Youtube? They're almost Tiktok clones at this point.

TerrifiedMouse 3y ago
I only visit on mobile. I thought the middle film thing icon was to take your own photos/videos - because that’s what the center icon did on the YouTube app; the last time I had the app installed. Never occurred to me it’s a feed. O_o
- rl3 3y ago
  Instagram as it exists today is a streamlined dopamine injection engine. Variable rewards, instantaneous short-form tailored content, fear of missing out. It's carefully built for continuous user engagement.
TeMPOraL 3y ago
They're bad Tiktok clones. Which in this case is a good thing - their inferior algorithms make the result less addicting.

f6v 3y ago

I often get “For you” on the front app page instead of the accounts I’m following. This sometimes shows suggested pages.

throwaway290 3y ago
You can switch to "Following" on front page and not get any algo recs but I don't think selection sticks. Algo recs and reels nearly killed IG for me. It desperately tries to become TikTok but that's not why I signed up for IG (which was photos). Photos still exist, but even if you like every photo and "dislike" every reel for months it will still push 99% reel content in your feed--whatever ML they use has been near totally useless.

vineyardmike 3y ago

They introduced this recently. They do it just like TikTok.

ehnto 3y ago
I don't know if it was that recent? I abandoned the app two years ago because of the introduction of the algorithmic feed ( and the explore page, but at least you had to click on that )

troupo 3y ago

> Instagram doesn’t have an algorithmic feed that introduce you to content - not that I know of. That is literally their default mode. They had to introduce a "For You" feed (hidden behind a tap on Instagram logo) to go around EU regulations.

TerrifiedMouse 3y ago
I must have missed it because I don’t follow anyone and just go directly to their pages manually.
- troupo 3y ago
  Then you're in luck :) Instagram's default feed is an abomination. For me it shows two posts from people I follow, and then an endless stream of ads and "suggested" content. Thankfully I don't engage with Instagram much, and a few years back I muted/unfollowed a bunch of people, so the algorithmic feed is mostly okay: dogs, cats, climbing. But most of it is recycled regurgitated aggregator accounts

mcfedr 3y ago

I basically stopped using Instagram because it only shows you algorithm feed, I see so little content from the people I follow

devoutsalsa 3y ago
You can just switch to “following” mode, but it is an annoying extra step.
- aurareturn 3y ago
  There is no way to set it as default. You have to do it everytime which is extremely annoying. Instagram clearly does not want you to only see posts from the people you follow.