I don't use the app so I confess I'm a little confused, I saw your screenshot and it seems like the end result is just scrolling through nothing. Why would you want that? Isn't it better to just not open it altogether? Like, block the entire thing? Why scroll through a bunch of blur
shraiwi 32 minutes ago [-]
The screenshot was to demonstrate what blocked posts look like. I scrolled past the posts of my friends since I didn't want to dox them, but organic posts do show up near the top of my feed.
The goal isn't to scroll through nothing, but rather have a clean feed that shows me just my friends and nothing else.
Forgeties79 37 minutes ago [-]
Same reason people use app timers when they can elect to not use the app instead.
kgwxd 53 minutes ago [-]
I did something similar for myself a few years ago:
||instagram.com^
maurelius2 39 minutes ago [-]
> I'm trying to make Instagram be what my parents said Facebook was.
Christ, I'm old.
apples_oranges 54 minutes ago [-]
i was hoping Instagram would add a toggle to get rid of this stuff!
in_a_hole 38 minutes ago [-]
On the mobile app you can tap the Instagram logo and there's an option to show only posts from your follows. It's not sticky, unfortunately.
Also if you're on android I recommend:
distractionfreeapps.com/
They make a bootleg version of the app with the ability to remove certain feeds, e.g. reels, discover, stories
xeckr 44 minutes ago [-]
Too bad that would hurt their bottom line.
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The goal isn't to scroll through nothing, but rather have a clean feed that shows me just my friends and nothing else.
||instagram.com^
Also if you're on android I recommend:
distractionfreeapps.com/
They make a bootleg version of the app with the ability to remove certain feeds, e.g. reels, discover, stories