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Re: Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

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Post by coldtrait »

kelnos wrote: post #12

> I'm trying to make Instagram be what my parents said Facebook was. Hell, you're trying to make Instagram be what Instagram used to be. Back in the early (pre-Meta) days, it was just a reverse-chronological feed of the posts from people you followed. A decent part of why I bailed on Instagram back in 2019 or so was because it had stopped being this for a while (posts reordered, some not even shown, so many ads).

In my case, Instagram eventually got to a point where most of my friends and family stopped posting. And I started following more creators because their content was interesting. These days there are some a few people I follow who are friends and I mostly just send them dumb reels. I see it more as a platform to consume content than keeping up with updates.

That said, I go through cycles of removing the app and reinstalling it later because it gets addictive.

Re: Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

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Post by h4kunamata »

Larrikin wrote: post #30
h4kunamata wrote: post #28

Instead of using apps, use Brave browser and you will think that Instagram is a comepletely new social media. I run PiHole + Unbound + OPNSense firewall at home, everything is filtered, plus Brave browser shield filter. I also run GrapheneOS so I banned myself from using apps and use the mobile version instead, duuuuude, Instagram is actually usable. To upload videos however, I must use its app, duuuuude, it is just…

Instead of promoting the Chrome ecosystem, you can just run Firefox with AdNauseum.

>promoting the Chrome ecosystem

So sharing an opinion you do not agree with is now called "promoting"? WoW

You no longer need to install extension that often are compromised, its Shield & Privacy is able to block YouTure Shorts and what not, no other browser does that or it does and Google find a way to bypass it.

We do not have access to the Shield lists, so neither does Google.

I used Firefox for years until it become useless, things might have changed now but too late.

And because I do not agree with your pov, I won't call it promoting Firefox, you do whatever pleases you!!

Re: Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

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Post by Larrikin »

h4kunamata wrote: post #32
Larrikin wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Instead of promoting the Chrome ecosystem, you can just run Firefox with AdNauseum.

>promoting the Chrome ecosystem So sharing an opinion you do not agree with is now called "promoting"? WoW You no longer need to install extension that often are compromised, its Shield & Privacy is able to block YouTure Shorts and what not, no other browser does that or it does and Google find a way to bypass it. We do not have access to the Shield lists, so neither does Google. I used Firefox for years until it bec…

Yuck

Re: Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

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Post by deafpolygon »

spike021 wrote: post #20
deafpolygon wrote: post #15

My solution is rather simple: don’t use Instagram.

there are plenty of positive things that can come from using a platform like Instagram.

name at least 10 things; if there’s plenty, this should be easy.

Re: Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

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Post by throawayonthe »

hsuduebc2 wrote: post #27
CarlJW wrote: post #24

Great! The more solutions to filter unwanted content on the internet the better. Sometimes we find ourselves stuck having to use a particular platform because that's where the group chat is. I've had great success with Firefox and the Social Focus extension. Works on a number of different sites including YouTube, Reddit and Instagram. https://socialfocus.app/

I would love have something like this on a phone but only solution which I thought of other than stop using the app is decompile whole app, remove the reels and recompile it again which is not very viable solution.

not that i love this solution but that's exactly what the revanecd project does

here are their available patches for instagram: https://revanced.app/patches?pkg=com.instagram.android

Re: Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

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Post by eSandwich8 »

kelnos wrote: post #25
hbn wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can still get a chronological feed if you tap the Instagram logo at the top and click "Following" But you can't turn that mode on as a default, and it essentially kicks you from the normal app hierarchy into a separate barebones screen. I find it's all for naught anyway because my friends have long since stopped making regular posts on Instagram, it's more common to use stories.

Right, you used to be able to do that with Facebook, too (haven't been on there in forever, don't know the current state), but, right, it would reset to the usual slop after a little while. This sort of garbage is just yet another reason why I don't want to be on these platforms. "Oh, you prefer it this way? No, fuck you, we know better as to what you want." > my friends have long since stopped making regular posts o…

Facebook still supports a chronological feed as well: https://www.facebook.com/help/218728138156311?locale=en_US

Heading to the home page, opening the menu, and tapping "See More" reveals a "Feeds" option. Tapping the "Feeds" option then reveals the chronological feed.

Re: Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

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Post by solstice »

throawayonthe wrote: post #35
hsuduebc2 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would love have something like this on a phone but only solution which I thought of other than stop using the app is decompile whole app, remove the reels and recompile it again which is not very viable solution.

not that i love this solution but that's exactly what the revanecd project does here are their available patches for instagram: https://revanced.app/patches?pkg=com.instagram.android

Whoa thank you!

Re: Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

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Post by TheCapeGreek »

hsuduebc2 wrote: post #27
CarlJW wrote: post #24

Great! The more solutions to filter unwanted content on the internet the better. Sometimes we find ourselves stuck having to use a particular platform because that's where the group chat is. I've had great success with Firefox and the Social Focus extension. Works on a number of different sites including YouTube, Reddit and Instagram. https://socialfocus.app/

I would love have something like this on a phone but only solution which I thought of other than stop using the app is decompile whole app, remove the reels and recompile it again which is not very viable solution.

I use ScreenZen for mobile - it can block specifically short form content so you can stick to the actual social parts.
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