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

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I don't use the app so I confess I'm a little confused, I saw your screenshot and it seems like the end result is just scrolling through nothing. Why would you want that? Isn't it better to just not open it altogether? Like, block the entire thing? Why scroll through a bunch of blur

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

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i was hoping Instagram would add a toggle to get rid of this stuff!

On the mobile app you can tap the Instagram logo and there's an option to show only posts from your follows. It's not sticky, unfortunately.

Also if you're on android I recommend:

distractionfreeapps.com/

They make a bootleg version of the app with the ability to remove certain feeds, e.g. reels, discover, stories

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

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I don't use the app so I confess I'm a little confused, I saw your screenshot and it seems like the end result is just scrolling through nothing. Why would you want that? Isn't it better to just not open it altogether? Like, block the entire thing? Why scroll through a bunch of blur

Same reason people use app timers when they can elect to not use the app instead.

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

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I don't use the app so I confess I'm a little confused, I saw your screenshot and it seems like the end result is just scrolling through nothing. Why would you want that? Isn't it better to just not open it altogether? Like, block the entire thing? Why scroll through a bunch of blur

The screenshot was to demonstrate what blocked posts look like. I scrolled past the posts of my friends since I didn't want to dox them, but organic posts do show up near the top of my feed.

The goal isn't to scroll through nothing, but rather have a clean feed that shows me just my friends and nothing else.

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

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post #9

I don't use the app so I confess I'm a little confused, I saw your screenshot and it seems like the end result is just scrolling through nothing. Why would you want that? Isn't it better to just not open it altogether? Like, block the entire thing? Why scroll through a bunch of blur

The screenshot was to demonstrate what blocked posts look like. I scrolled past the posts of my friends since I didn't want to dox them, but organic posts do show up near the top of my feed. The goal isn't to scroll through nothing, but rather have a clean feed that shows me just my friends and nothing else.

So why blur and not just hide?
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