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FB now 90% ads and promos?
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I'm not on FB, but I have recently signed up for Instagram, similarly Meta-owned (due to the recurring problem that a lot of people in my life use it, and networking is distressingly essential these days), and just... why is so much of it ads and promos?
I can't understand why people still use FB with that mess of ads and promos. It operates like a scammer at this point: they actively select people who interact with low quality information.
I genuinely don't get it either. I have an account on FB for the exceedingly rare occasions when I need to contact someone who only has an FB account. I can't imagine being on there willingly.
Maybe even loyal users are like that by now. Or they're brainwashed by Instagram and don't see any problem.
I did the same a while ago. I signed up for Instagram because a few friends were on it, but never use it. I signed in a few weeks ago to catch up, and it showed me three or four posts, said that I was caught up, and then just showed me ads and sponsored posts.
I am actually noting that on my desktop, I'm not getting any ads or sponsored posts, just stuff from those I follow, and other people with similar content (so many frogs and sighthounds). I doubt it's because Instagram doesn't force ads on the desktop site. My adblocker is just doing a very, very good job.