Instagram doesn’t have an algorithmic feed that introduce you to content - not that I know of.
You pretty much only see instagram content when you visit a specific person’s page and that’s all you will ever see.
You pretty much only see instagram content when you visit a specific person’s page and that’s all you will ever see.
Variable rewards, instantaneous short-form tailored content, fear of missing out. It's carefully built for continuous user engagement.
That is literally their default mode. They had to introduce a "For You" feed (hidden behind a tap on Instagram logo) to go around EU regulations.
Instagram's default feed is an abomination. For me it shows two posts from people I follow, and then an endless stream of ads and "suggested" content.
Thankfully I don't engage with Instagram much, and a few years back I muted/unfollowed a bunch of people, so the algorithmic feed is mostly okay: dogs, cats, climbing. But most of it is recycled regurgitated aggregator accounts
Algo recs and reels nearly killed IG for me. It desperately tries to become TikTok but that's not why I signed up for IG (which was photos). Photos still exist, but even if you like every photo and "dislike" every reel for months it will still push 99% reel content in your feed--whatever ML they use has been near totally useless.