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22 votes
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Instagram feed algorithm seems to take into account your WhatsApp correspondence.
I've been trying to tame tracking from services like Facebook. I installed many ad blockers and tracker blockers on all of my browser, I don't install FB app on my phone, but I still install...
I've been trying to tame tracking from services like Facebook. I installed many ad blockers and tracker blockers on all of my browser, I don't install FB app on my phone, but I still install Instagram app and WhatsApp.
Something creepy (but totally expected) just happened to me. I haven't really been in contact with a friend of mine for quite some time, and we finally chatted again using WhatsApp. Not long after that I opened Instagram, and her photo was the first one I saw haha. It's funny because I don't think I've seen any photos from her in quite some time before this on my IG feed.
Might just be a coincidence, but with all discussion about how creepy they're trying to make their platform as sticky as possible, I wouldn't be surprised if IG's feed algorithm do take into account your correspondence on WhatsApp as well (I live in a country where everyone uses WhatsApp).
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Uganda imposes WhatsApp and Facebook tax 'to stop gossip'
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President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking users @realdonaldtrump
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@ala_const: the longest constitution in the ENTIRE world...
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How a Star Wars crab became a Federal agency’s Twitter avatar
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How the Chinese government fabricates social media posts for strategic distraction, not engaged argument
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Facebook publishes enforcement numbers for the first time
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Cambridge Analytica: How did it turn clicks into votes?
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You can’t opt out of sharing your data, even if you didn’t opt in
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Why 'Stories' Took Over Your Smartphone
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Cambridge Analytica closing operations following Facebook data controversy
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6 votes