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Re:Facebook increased satisfaction and usage by sending fewe... by firecall on Monday December 26, 2022 @05:25PM (#34142586)
I dont use Instagram, but occasionally I'll take a look to see if friends have posted anything.

Then seemingly at random it starts showing me short-form sort-core porn videos.

Instagram used to be about fun and creativity, now it's a trashy tabloid that's entirely made of Page 3 content.

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Re:Facebook increased satisfaction and usage by sending fewe... by corobo on Monday December 26, 2022 @06:42PM (#34143196)
Is it actually random or is it after you've caught up?

For instance mine will show friends stuff until this message, then it starts showing me the random trash.

I'm guessing they're going for engagement (random content > already seen content) but it's always my cue to close the tab, quite handy

https://img.imgy.org/12nq.jpg

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