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SingularityCat · 07/09/2022 16:37

They are making Instagram unusable! Idk why but Instagram has decided that I want to watch reels about grief, disabled kids and gender reveals?! That's so, so far off what I want to watch! I don't understand it as when I'm scrolling Facebook the videos that come up are mildly interesting or at least not distressing like the grief/sick kids ones. I always get very well targeted adds as well. Why is IG doing this and how do I get it to stop?

I come out of the app when I start getting the suggested posts but it's not ideal. I just want to see what my friends and their kids are up to and have those small interactions with people I would otherwise probably lose touch with. It's surprised me how much I miss the Instagram of old!

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jalopy · 07/09/2022 16:41

You can opt to just see the people you are following & not ads or suggested posts but you have to reset it each time you look at the app.

jalopy · 07/09/2022 16:46

Click on 'Instagram' top left of screen. Then click on 'Following'. It will strip out the unwanted stuff for that particular browse.

SingularityCat · 07/09/2022 17:01

Omg that's amazing! Thank you so much! I was actually finding the suggested videos quite distressing and intrusive.

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