• BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I used to have this exact issue with what was essentially porn on Instagram reels (Meta is evil yeah I know but it’s better than shorts and tiktok). I’d report those e-thots videos but it kept showing them because it considered it engagement. Eventually I got the algorithm to show me what I’m actually there for, memes, funny cat videos and the occasional car videos.

    Just scrolling past them quickly eventually got it to stop.

    • Beefy-Tootz@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      It’s a real shame that we can’t just tell those sites what we want to see, or not see for that matter. Instead were victims of AI/THE ALMIGHTY ALGORITHM. I think that’s part of the plan though, keep us on their site searching for content we actually want instead of finding it and being done. I’m dying for a YouTube replacement to come about. I’ll enjoy that until the inevitable enshittification comes about.