iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Sept 11, 2020 3:55:20 GMT
Is it just me? Or is about every other post in my Facebook feed an ad or a 'suggested' post.
I see one real friend post, then KETO, then a couple friend posts, then Aera, Stitch Fix, a normal post, the "suggested"-Hollywood Reporter... and on and on.
I will adjust to the new look, but am I seeing way more garbage in my feed than what was there before? Was I just tuning it out before?
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tincin
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Post by tincin on Sept 11, 2020 3:57:01 GMT
I think you are correct, also far too many “sponsored” ads that look like real news stories.
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Post by alexa11 on Sept 11, 2020 3:58:40 GMT
Yes- I noticed this about 2 weeks ago. Seems like every time I hide and "never see this post again", 10 more take it's place. I even changed my preferences and only chose like 2 and I'm still seeing all of this junk. It's very annoying.
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Sept 11, 2020 4:00:15 GMT
I guess Facebook has figured out a way to get me to quit. LOL I didn't even have to ask them.
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Post by katlady on Sept 11, 2020 4:06:22 GMT
YES! For me, it is about every 3rd post is an ad or sponsored posts.
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snyder
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Post by snyder on Sept 11, 2020 4:14:13 GMT
I think it goes in waves. 6 months ago I was like you, every other post was an ad, but knock on wood, it has let up just recently. Thank goodness. I was so sick of them that I vowed I would never purchase ANYTHING seen in a FB ad. lol
Maybe it is a coincidence that you are now getting a flood of add and mine lightened tremendously.
I was forced to the new format about 3 months ago and I'm still cussing it. I was just there and can't read some of my foreign friend's posts as they took away the translation link and I can't find anything on how to get it back or where I can set that up. Grrr! Can't look a a person's timeline and click on a year to go back and see something they may have posted a long time ago either. Sometimes it won't show up coming birthdays either. Grrr. FB is going downhill big time in the area of ads and features.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Sept 11, 2020 4:29:18 GMT
They've changed me to the new Facebook 3 times so 3 times I've changed it back. Every time I tell them it's because the new interface is awful.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Sept 11, 2020 12:34:30 GMT
it's certainly a more cluttered environment. I keep hiding ads, snoozing pages I liked, etc., but I still never seem to see what my friends post. Wasn't that the freaking point of FB to begin with? I'm struggling with the platform, honestly, because while I love the memories every day (and even THAT link they've hidden into the sidebar) I don't love anything else. It's much more of a time waster because I have to search out what I need. My feed isn't "my" feed.
I'm 50/50 on whether I last the rest of the year on it.
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 11, 2020 13:01:34 GMT
Is it just me? Or is about every other post in my Facebook feed an ad or a 'suggested' post. I see one real friend post, then KETO, then a couple friend posts, then Aera, Stitch Fix, a normal post, the "suggested"-Hollywood Reporter... and on and on. I will adjust to the new look, but am I seeing way more garbage in my feed than what was there before? Was I just tuning it out before? You can get rid of them though... What you need to do is click on the dots on the right and choose "hide ad", then pick a reason (I alway just say "irrelevant"). Then on the next box click "hide all ads from xyz company". Done. Keep doing that and eventually you won't see any more for awhile. They'll come back again with a new batch but just do the same thing again. It does give you a nice long time between batches of ads. |
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Sept 11, 2020 13:34:17 GMT
I feel like I tend to see them starting on Fridays and thru the weekend. I'll go thru and hide/irrelevant/hide all ads from xyz the ads but 99.9% of the time I just won't do FB OR if I do, I go directly to my groups, which is why I keep FB anyway.
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Sept 11, 2020 13:43:11 GMT
They've changed me to the new Facebook 3 times so 3 times I've changed it back. Every time I tell them it's because the new interface is awful. At some point, this month, it will become a permanent change. Boo.  What you need to do is click on the dots on the right and choose "hide ad", then pick a reason (I alway just say "irrelevant"). Then on the next box click "hide all ads from xyz company". Done. Keep doing that and eventually you won't see any more for awhile. They'll come back again with a new batch but just do the same thing again. It does give you a nice long time between batches of ads. I do this all the time. I still get ads. I even have an ad blocker, which used to help some. But not so much with Facebook anymore. Are they trying to get rid of their older users? LOL The kids don't use it much anymore... so don't piss us old farts off too much. |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Sept 11, 2020 13:45:49 GMT
At some point, this month, it will become a permanent change. Boo. I know. But I wish if everyone would keep switching back, they would get the message. |
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peppermintpatty
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Post by peppermintpatty on Sept 11, 2020 14:31:09 GMT
You know how I deal with it? I report every.single.ad as offensive, misleading or scam and after about a week, they all disappear. They stay off for at least 6 months and then come back and I start over again.
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peppermintpatty
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Post by peppermintpatty on Sept 11, 2020 14:32:18 GMT
They've changed me to the new Facebook 3 times so 3 times I've changed it back. Every time I tell them it's because the new interface is awful. At some point, this month, it will become a permanent change. Boo. What you need to do is click on the dots on the right and choose "hide ad", then pick a reason (I alway just say "irrelevant"). Then on the next box click "hide all ads from xyz company". Done. Keep doing that and eventually you won't see any more for awhile. They'll come back again with a new batch but just do the same thing again. It does give you a nice long time between batches of ads. I do this all the time. I still get ads. I even have an ad blocker, which used to help some. But not so much with Facebook anymore. Are they trying to get rid of their older users? LOL The kids don't use it much anymore... so don't piss us old farts off too much. Hiding the ads does NOTHING. You have to report all the ads. It works for me. |
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Sept 11, 2020 14:32:45 GMT
The posts from the suggested groups make me crazy. They are interspersed in my feed and I hate it
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kelly8875
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Post by kelly8875 on Sept 11, 2020 14:41:13 GMT
I haven’t really noticed in my feed. I try to keep it really locked down though.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Sept 11, 2020 14:48:48 GMT
I'll say Amen to all the above complaints, as well as having to see all the comments my Friends make on other pages. I don't care to read all the posts they make that aren't on their own page. but I still never seem to see what my friends post. I click on Friends in the left column. That takes me to my Friends lists (I have them divided into groups: 2Peas, Acquaintances, Family, etc), and I click on a group. Then I am able to see what people have posted. So annoying that it takes me an extra 2-3 steps to get to those posts though. I'm spending less and less time on the platform. |
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Post by pattyraindrops on Sept 11, 2020 14:49:45 GMT
I'm having this problem on Instagram. The other day I was going through the new posts. Saw a several sponsored or suggested mixed in and then I was "caught up".
I wanted to go back and see a few posts, but after about 25 sponsored/suggested posts and not a single post from those I'm following I gave up.
I'm ok with ads. I know they need to make money, but if it is so filled with ads that you can't see what you are there for then it has lost its worth.
Any suggestions where I can go to keep up with friends instead. (Not a fan of snapchat either)
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Post by katlady on Sept 11, 2020 16:31:54 GMT
I'm having this problem on Instagram. The other day I was going through the new posts. Saw a several sponsored or suggested mixed in and then I was "caught up". I wanted to go back and see a few posts, but after about 25 sponsored/suggested posts and not a single post from those I'm following I gave up. I'm ok with ads. I know they need to make money, but if it is so filled with ads that you can't see what you are there for then it has lost its worth. Any suggestions where I can go to keep up with friends instead. (Not a fan of snapchat either) On Instagram, when you are “caught up” there is usually a link under that to click to see old post. If you don’t click that, you’ll just keep scrolling through suggested posts. PITA! |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 11, 2020 16:44:18 GMT
They've changed me to the new Facebook 3 times so 3 times I've changed it back. Every time I tell them it's because the new interface is awful. I left it for as long as I could, but the last time, I couldn't change back any longer. I think it eventually forces you to stay with the new look, doesn't it? or maybe there IS a way for me to switch mine back, and I just need to find it!?? that would be great! I use FB mainly for some groups that I'm in, and it doesn't even show me all the recent activity in those any longer!! |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Sept 11, 2020 16:55:37 GMT
They've changed me to the new Facebook 3 times so 3 times I've changed it back. Every time I tell them it's because the new interface is awful. I left it for as long as I could, but the last time, I couldn't change back any longer. I think it eventually forces you to stay with the new look, doesn't it? or maybe there IS a way for me to switch mine back, and I just need to find it!?? that would be great! I use FB mainly for some groups that I'm in, and it doesn't even show me all the recent activity in those any longer!! Yeah, I'm sure at some point I won't be able to go back. Makes me sad. I have about 15 groups that I'm in ~ 6 of which I'm the administrator. |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Sept 11, 2020 18:10:32 GMT
Yes!!! It’s awful.
While eating lunch the other day, I was watching a video of a girl styling her hair for a brand.
Since then, I’ve had eleventy million ads from the same brand different girls on both Facebook and IG.
I started blocking them but they are like a aggressive disease.
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