I have heard of Instagram of course, but not sure exactly what it is.

Do people generally like it, and if so, why? Are you glad you joined it? Is it like Facebook in any way?

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Adrift · 61-69, F

Its garbage.
The reason why I had it was a lot of the trainers I followed on Facebook went over too Instagram.
Most of the stuff on it are targeted ads for stuff from sites that are probably not legitimate.
I have found that you see more ads than anything else.

LadyGrace

@Adrift yeah, I don't like ads.

SeekingConnection · 61-69, M

@Adrift As I recall, Instagram wasn't awash with adverts until it was bought by Facebook. I thought it was a pretty garbage site before that, but it became unusable to me after that happened. I don't want to see any adverts at all, ever. Or indeed, any content that I haven't specifically asked to see.

Adrift · 61-69, F

@SeekingConnection I have found that even YouTube is turning from a decent tool for learning into a garbage site full of AI and restricted content. A lot of the content providers are going to private resources like patreon.

SeekingConnection · 61-69, M

@Adrift Yes, I agree. Aside from the now unblockable adverts, a thing that has been particularly annoying me about that site is that it keeps pushing nasty, offensive videos about things such as executions or torture on the home page, and there appears to be no way to delete or block them. Maybe that stuff appeals to some very creepy weirdos, but I find it utterly revolting. Why it should think I would want to watch that stuff, I haven't a clue. There's a lot of corporate and extreme political propaganda too, often promoting views that have no basis in fact. At the same time, censorship on YouTube is absurd. Why does it promote content and then not allow you to watch it?