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Avoiding algorithms
First, bookmark your subscriptions page on YouTube and always start there. Don’t look at the front page, don’t look at the side bar, turn off autoplay. Second, on the Instagram app always start by touching the IG logo at the top left and choosing Following. This removes all suggestions (and even ads in my experience) from your feed. I think it puts it in chronological order, too. The internet is full of fun, creative and interesting stuff! Take back some control so that’s the stuff you see.
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@bee1000
Nov 16, 2024
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@reduced_junglefowl
If you’re a safari user, delete your social media apps and download SocialFocus from the App Store. It’s a browser extension that will remove most algorithm functions and has a lot of customistation for every social media site. Has helped me a lot
Nov 17, 2024
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@0xc0ffee
you the real mvp 🌟
Nov 17, 2024
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@verygoodvalentina
this is perfect– thank you for sharing!
Nov 16, 2024
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@leapingtiger
You’re real for this
Nov 16, 2024
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@vitrail
there's this awesome browser extension called DF Tube that hides all youtube videos from both the front page and the side bar and does lots of other cool things to avoid distractions. you can customize it to your liking. i've been using it for years, can't recommend it enough.
Nov 16, 2024
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@azure_cockroach
blueberry or you can just download arc browser and zap everything you don’t like. did that with with all social media 🌝✨ another thing is a bit more complicated but even better for the goal : download fluent reader and use rss of the pages you like to see the updates
Nov 17, 2024
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@vitrail
azure_cockroach sounds interesting! will def check it out
Nov 17, 2024

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avoiding algorithms update
If you use Instagram in a web browser (like on a desktop computer), bookmark this: https://www.instagram.com/?variant=following to see only a chronological feed from the accounts you follow. You can also use variant=favorites to see only your favorite accounts. Link goes to my original Avoiding Algorithms tips.
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@bee1000
Dec 10, 2024
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If you use soc med with intention, i think it’s really good
Concentrate on accounts you follow, and expect to run out of things to look at. Avoid “for you” and “suggested posts/videos” - when you’re out of Following posts, you’re done :) People have said the internet is full of horrors, and I know that’s true, but I haven’t experienced it. That’s not to brag, just to show it’s possible! And I have spent my time on Tumblr, Reddit, pre-Musk Twitter, YouTube, instagram. Link goes to a post with specific advice for IG and YouTube. I don’t think Twitter can be used this way anymore, and you will have junk shoved into your feed no matter what. Maybe start fresh with new accounts to reset everything, too
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@bee1000
Mar 2, 2025
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actions I do to reduce social media consumption
1) i realized some time ago that alot of social media, with whatever algorithm they use, will try their best to push whats most popular to you. No matter if it’s positive or negative. So while Im on insta, I tend to delete the app and redownload it a day later when I catch them doing that. It’s like a mini reset but not really. But alongside that, i have made the conscious effort not to doomscroll and to dislike and report posts/comments/videos that are willfully harmful and spread misinformation. 2) i look back into the areas where i spent a lot of time online as a child when i didn’t have social media. And that place was Youtube and rewatching comfort shows and finding new outlets that don't trigger me. Sometimes that’s finding people online that only have like 5k subscribers. The other well known site that doesn’t have awful people on there is Pinterest 😂 i never had an awful time on there outside of the ads 3) like i am the child of the house, i limit the content on my phone. On the Iphone at least you can set timers to how long you have been on an app each day and block certain websites.
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