Re:Threads, an Instagram App
by astrange on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:21PM
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Nobody uses hashtags anymore. You can actually tell when someone is a clueless LinkedIn refugee because they hashtag random words in their sentences.
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Interest groups do.
It's a good way to follow Ukrainian news, for example (#ukraine, #ukrainewar). It definitely has its place.
I prefer using lists or trustworthy OSINT accounts for that.
My impression is Twitter search 1. is now smart enough it doesn't need hashtags to assist it but 2. due to policy choices doesn't work.
Namely, searching for term X returns both "posts containing X" but also "every single thing an account with X in their name" said, meaning any search doesn't work unless you block all those accounts.
And then sometimes it includes porn spammers, who are the main users of hashtags.
I use the hashtags to discover new accounts to then follow / add to lists. It is not the same stage of research.
Re:Threads, an Instagram App
by brigandish on Monday July 03, 2023 @11:33PM
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Because apps ignore them in favour of their algorithmic method of taxonomy instead. If hashtags were actually useful they'd doubtless take off again.