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I'm not a daily active user of either service but what I've noticed is how Instagram has started injecting way more "suggested" content into my feed than it use

I'm not a daily active user of either service but what I've noticed is how Instagram has started injecting way more "suggested" content into my feed than it used to, really making it similar to TikTok's feed. I'd say Instagram's algorithm is a few steps behind TikTok when it comes to really nailing what kind of things I want to watch, but Instagram has the added advantage of being somewhere I keep track of friends and family, so I get a much more "personal" feed of people I'm close to. Both are time vacuums if I'm not careful though. If I have either app on my phone, I routinely fall into the trap of the infinite scroll. Instagram has definitely done a better job of keeping me scrolling longer than it used to. Best (for me) to just keep them off my devices and check in every so often when I want to catch up a bit. YouTube's little "shorts" feed on the other hand though, that is the wild west, never know what you're gonna be shown.

AuthError 3y ago
lot of recommendations has to do with supply, noone has nowhere near as good supply as tiktok
2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
The last time I used Instagram it figured me out in minutes and my feed was exclusively large female posteriors and Subarus.
pants2 3y ago
For anyone looking to spend less time on social media, I suggest using Instagram exclusively on desktop, because it's the same content but you can block ads and the interface isn't as addictive.
nickthegreek 3y ago
You can click the 3 dots in the upper corner of a suggested post and hide them all for 30 days to get your follow feed back.
dakial1 3y ago
Yeah, but the annoying thing is that instagram now is focusing almost exclusively on content from people out of my network other than the friends I want to keep connected to. It would be good if they kept the exploration part exclusively on reels. I don't even use the feed anymore because of so much external garbage it tries to throw at me.
- insane_dreamer 3y ago
  it sucks and I hate it, but it's the winning formula to increase engagement/$$
- dvngnt_ 3y ago
  I think this is possible by hitting the top-left Instagram dropdown and select following

AuthError 3y ago

lot of recommendations has to do with supply, noone has nowhere near as good supply as tiktok

2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago

The last time I used Instagram it figured me out in minutes and my feed was exclusively large female posteriors and Subarus.

pants2 3y ago

For anyone looking to spend less time on social media, I suggest using Instagram exclusively on desktop, because it's the same content but you can block ads and the interface isn't as addictive.

nickthegreek 3y ago

You can click the 3 dots in the upper corner of a suggested post and hide them all for 30 days to get your follow feed back.

dakial1 3y ago

Yeah, but the annoying thing is that instagram now is focusing almost exclusively on content from people out of my network other than the friends I want to keep connected to. It would be good if they kept the exploration part exclusively on reels. I don't even use the feed anymore because of so much external garbage it tries to throw at me.

insane_dreamer 3y ago
it sucks and I hate it, but it's the winning formula to increase engagement/$$
dvngnt_ 3y ago
I think this is possible by hitting the top-left Instagram dropdown and select following