TikTok is bad enough but Insta is soooo much more shitty advertising, grifters and AI generated BS on Instagram. Maybe it's the algorithm that's worse? I've had insta for a month now and it's still feeding me the worst shit.

Let's just say I was never given manosphere videos on TikTok. Instagram seems to be sending them to me by the boatload. Tons of videos "sponsored" places called "Mandvise" or some shit featuring a grizzled old white dude saying shit like "When a woman says she just wants to be friends what she really means is...." And "Women be acting on fickle emotional whims."

Like dude how many of these videos do I have to report before the algorithm gets the message!?

And don't get me started on people who sell shit on Instagram. What a shitty way to run a business, just sell your shit on an actual website FFS.

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I get a combination of onlyfan models, mtg tips, left leaning politics, and lots of cute animals. Been branching into food and gardening lately. I think it heavily weights videos you share with people you follow and like.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I have never liked a manosphere video wtf would it send me that shit

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The algorithm probably also is feeding on your strong negative reaction to it

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I fucking hate technocapitalism

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago

I think Facebook's algorithm is like 90% how long you spend looking at a thing (tracking scrolling) and like/share/report/etc is irrelevant. I assume they made Insta the same.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

That's probably just the default trash while it tries to figure you out.