I almost never look at the app store but I popped in today in the wake of the TikTok ban and was shocked to see this.

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    3 months ago

    It’s Instagram with no content or algorithm. To me it’s an empty page, because I have no idea how to subscribe to things that I would like.

    I tried keywords like fun, sketch, photography etc etc, but those are catch-all phrases that get too much shit, and narrow keywords are so specific, I see next to nothing.

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      3 months ago

      I have the same issue on Mastodon & Loops: lack of ways to find new content.

      There needs to be a Lemmy thread of interesting people to follow so I can get some use out of the rest of the fediverse… Suggestions welcome!

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          3 months ago

          Agreed, you could pick your own algorithm(s) to follow just like hashtags, maybe just a “follow this hashtag and similar engagement posts”. It might be an easier transition from the imposed monolithic algorithm God that meta/google impose if people are in control of how the app feeds them.

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          3 months ago

          Agreed. Bluesky-style customizable algorithms (I’ve played around with creating these myself) in conjunction with “recommended follows” curated by the instance admin would go a long way.