• octobob@lemmy.ml
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      14 days ago

      You can on Instagram. Click the big logo on top of the page and click “following”.

      It’s the only way I interact with a feed. The default one shows me a bunch of stuff that I’m not following, which still feels foreign to me on any website. Maybe I’m just too old. I only want to keep up with friends / family on social media

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      Because you need to meet the platform’s goals.

      On a for-profit one, that’s being somehow profitable to it, whether by paying directly or through ads and content placement. Otherwise, you need a philanthropic platform, where either someone or you indirectly supports it, like a P2P one.

      Instagram is of the former kind.