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Re: The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most

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Post by nickthegreek »

brycedriesenga wrote: post #81
ilikerashers wrote: post #68

I hate how I got rid of TikTok because of the addictive short form content and now I find myself somehow in Instagrams short form content. Now YouTube are also doing it. These companies are just selling attention crack disguised as "creativity".

I'm still baffled about how TikTok hooks people. I installed it to check out an AI filter and look for a certain person doing live videos I found on YouTube. I've browsed the main feed a few times now and it's honestly 90-95%+ garbage and altogether just super annoying.

It's like that until you put in a little time, then it becomes very good at showing you content that you might be interested in.

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Post by superasn »

I really hate that I can't even delete it on my phone. Had to do some `adb` magic to finally get it disabled. There is a really horrible policy for Android on some phones which doesn't allow you to uninstall apps (and some phones like Oppo don't even let you disable it too).

Don't know if it's the same on iPhone (having never owned one) but I reckon they are no better as I have to install 'Notunes' on my laptop just to disable Apple music popping up when I connect bluetooth (and now way to uninstall Apple apps either).

What a horrible ecosystem this is with these companies nowadays.

Re: The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most

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Post by dang »

dylan604 wrote: post #97
mock-possum wrote: post #83

Wait - > We looked into the top 30 most popular apps people most want to delete in the United States by delving into regional search volumes for “delete” and “deactivate” apps/accounts by each state. They’re not going off of actual app deletion or account deactivation data… they’re going off of how often people search for how to do it? Here’s the thing - if I want to ‘delete Facebook’ then I’ll do it - there’s no sea…

>Here’s the thing - if I want to ‘delete Facebook’ then I’ll do it stop to think about how many people in the world are not techy smart people and might need a reminder/refresher from time to time on how to delete an app. or maybe possibly, "delete an app" can mean something more like actually deleting their content from the platform and then deleting their account? but hey, they're technology illiterate anyways so w…

Please follow the site guidelines even when—or rather, especially when—you find another comment annoying.

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Re: The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most

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Post by swatcoder »

nlh wrote: post #41

A personal anecdote: I use Instagram for my hobby/business (coin & paper money collecting & dealing). I have mercilessly curated my feed to be ONLY people who post content purely related to the numismatic world. No real-life friends, no travel posts from random semi-friends, no selfies, none of that garbage. If someone starts posting it, I unfollow them. And for the ads -- I click on ads related to cat toys and pet f…

The Algorithm owes no loyalty to your efforts. I think many of us have watched well-curated social feeds revert to noise when an algorithm got tweaked or irrecoverably fixated on some irrelevant interaction we once made. These things are not built to let you have the control you’ve found. It’s an happy accident when that happens.

Enjoy your victory while it lasts, I guess.

Re: The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most

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Post by cxf12 »

blackbear_ wrote: post #82
notShabu wrote: post #17

Instagram democratizes the mental illness that used to only affect child stars and the hollywood famous. Who people think we are is who we are because identity is a reflection, not an actual thing in reality (similar to colors not existing in reality). Having access to a extra mirrors at first creates a sense of control. You know your mom and dad won't give you a "non-distorted" reflection so the reflection from stra…

> Who people think we are is who we are May be true for extroverts, but as an introvert I don't give a cent about what random people think about me (which also explains why I do not use Instagram in the first place).

We have no idea who you objectively are and don't care.

Re: The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most

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Post by donclark »

Is there a way to safely determine what my most used services are (by time and by device(mobile/desktop)? (gmail, voice, outlook, figma, youtube, amazon, etc) - and see a daily/weekly/monthly chart of each at any time? My guess is that I would need to install an app on my phone and have a Windows/MacOS desktop app to do this?

Re: The apps that Americans search to “delete” the most

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Post by twobitshifter »

mock-possum wrote: post #83

Wait - > We looked into the top 30 most popular apps people most want to delete in the United States by delving into regional search volumes for “delete” and “deactivate” apps/accounts by each state. They’re not going off of actual app deletion or account deactivation data… they’re going off of how often people search for how to do it? Here’s the thing - if I want to ‘delete Facebook’ then I’ll do it - there’s no sea…

If you’re on Android Facebook and Instagram can be installed by manufacturers with no option to delete.
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