Fb purity browser addon helps, though its ui is quite cryptic.
Facebook is cooked
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#172I just logged in to mine to see, I also can't remember the last time I looked at my news feed. My experience isn't quite as bad as OPs, but certainly plenty of AI slop and lots and lots of accounts that I don't follow and have never heard of.
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#173Also something that frustrated me a lot is that when browsing with the web browser on a computer, there is absolutely no way to share a link to a post.
For exemple there is a post with details about an event that will happen, when you look at available options: you can't click on it to go to a dedicated page like on LinkedIn, there is no option in the menu to have a shareable link. You can share with: someone on fb message, a group, your wall, things like that but no link.
But on the phone is it possible.
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#174I use Facebook a lot, but not for the social feed - Marketplace, business pages, and ads. I’ve never interacted with their “shorts” feature, and it’s all young women and girls in as little clothing as they can manage. It’s to the point that I don’t open the Facebook app in public. Ridiculous.
Same, I have never interacted with their Facebook reels/videos but all the video thumbnails are practically just videos of porn stars/OnlyFans style content. Instagram isn't as bad on the Reels side, you'll get good content there...but the feed itself is dreadful, I never see anything from friends. It's all just slop from bigger brands/publishers. At this point, there are just chat services to me and my friends.
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#175I'm 70. Most of my high school and college friends are on Facebook, and some other friends. So I use it (including its Messenger component) a lot to keep in touch! I know it's a generational thing. Just thought I'd mention it.
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#176You are just not the target audience. Meta is a trillion dollar company and their algos are extremely optimized.
It probably detected your gender (male), age, location, social graph, as a combination of all these that you would be interested in AI-generated softcore pornography. And for the average user with your stats, they absolutely are.
Of course, nobody at Meta hardcoded their algorithm to do this: it’s just naturally found out the kind of content a person with your specs loves. Sorry, OP
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#177They're crushing it with anyone over 45
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#178The current leader for me for worst questions suggested by Meta's AI was on a photo someone took of some conspiracy theorist's van with the spraypainted message "THEY EAT BABIES IN DENVER". The suggested questions from their AI were: - Baby-eating restaurants in Denver - Denver's unique food scene wtaf meta. Beyond that, I simply don't see how Meta can possibly ever monetize their investment in AI. People are and wil…
Meta doesn't need to monetize their investment in AI. They need to their eyeballs and not lose them to OpenAI, Anthropic or Google. If they give away AI and people use it to make content for FB/IG that's all they need.
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#179Earlier quoted context omitted.
What do your social groups use nowadays?
Folks around me use mostly Instagram which ironically is also from Meta. Zuck is always one step ahead.
You only ever need a Meta account. The next content format will be brought to your door by Zuck even before you know you need it.
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#180I'm a parent in my 50's. "Peak Facebook" is years in the past for me. But it was great for a while. My spouse, friends, friends' spouses, and I were all sharing stories and pictures of our kids, travels, and experiences, such as dining experiences or hikes. There was so much joyous sharing. And it wasn't done for clicks, views, or monetization. It was just friends, sharing their experiences, encouraging each other, e…
What do your social groups use nowadays?
Close friends and family: group chats (whatsapp, signal)
Distant friends and extended family: email threads