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Re:UK survey of 14-24-year-olds indicates social networks ha... by Eric_WVGG on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @09:24AM (#14400938)
I'd like to see some of these studies that correlate for nature-of-following. It seems like the people who are put off be Instagram follow a lot of celebrities and lifestyle porn. I follow my friends and it's always nice to see what they're up to.

I don't recall ever seeing an ad on Instagram. Must have something to do with the sort of accounts one follows.

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Re:UK survey of 14-24-year-olds indicates social networks ha... by pjc50 on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @10:33AM (#14401519)
Have you ever seen anyone holding a suspiciously prominently placed product? I guess if you really only follow people you know personally this entire problem goes away.
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