The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most

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Post by mfiguiere » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 3:20 PM UTC

The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most
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Post by luckylion » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:24 PM UTC

Or: Americans wanting to delete Instagram have a harder time figuring out how to delete apps than users of other apps.

Or: Instagram is the most-used app.

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Post by mdgrech23 » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:27 PM UTC

That app is super addicting and totally toxic. The shit it puts in my feed is crazy. It's like 100s "normal" posts and then all of sudden it's like here some whacky shit what do you think about this eh?

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Post by jaywalk » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:28 PM UTC

mdgrech23 wrote: post #3

That app is super addicting and totally toxic. The shit it puts in my feed is crazy. It's like 100s "normal" posts and then all of sudden it's like here some whacky shit what do you think about this eh?

You get 100s of normal posts before the "whacky" stuff? For me it seems like every other post is either an ad or "whacky"

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Post by latchkey » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:32 PM UTC

That's because they are all addicted to other apps.

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Post by illiarian » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:36 PM UTC

jaywalk wrote: post #4

mdgrech23 wrote: post #3

That app is super addicting and totally toxic. The shit it puts in my feed is crazy. It's like 100s "normal" posts and then all of sudden it's like here some whacky shit what do you think about this eh?

You get 100s of normal posts before the "whacky" stuff? For me it seems like every other post is either an ad or "whacky"

You guys are getting them only every other post?

The default feed I get is at most two posts from people I follow, and then only ads and weird shit.

There's a minor mitigating factor: if you tap on Instagram logo, it will show a drop down letting you switch to a chronological timeline from accounts you follow. You have to force-refresh it though because by default it refreshes perhaps once an hour.

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Post by patrickscoleman » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:36 PM UTC

I dunno. I only follow tattoo artists on ig now and log on once a month or so to think about my next tattoo and also to laugh at the DMs my partner sent me from weeks earlier. I’m quiet quitting ig I guess?

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Post by browningstreet » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:36 PM UTC

I don't have much in the way of social, but I've kept Instagram mostly to look at locations when I travel.

Instagram seems to have leveled off, but I personally don't find the Instagram annoyances nearly as dire as the TikToks posted to Youtube Stories.

Those seem the most annoying, and especially fake.. with all the amateur comedians, clickbait-y vid behaviors and voiceover triggers, and fake couple dynamics.

Instagram seems almost normal in comparison.

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Post by bbkane » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:38 PM UTC

I deleted Instagram a couple of years ago due to privacy concerns (I don't trust Meta) outweighing the value I obtained from using Instagram.

So far it's gone well! Occasionally I use the Facebook Container Firefox plugin to check the web app for messages from my mom.

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Post by boh » Wed, Mar 08, 2023, 4:41 PM UTC

My vote is for LinkedIn. Who actually likes using that thing?