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Instagram says ‘you’re all caught up’ in first time-well-spent feature

Instagram says ‘you’re all caught up’ in first time-well-spent feature

I have to admit – Instagram's switch from chronological to algorithmic content sequencing has left me feeling like i'm missing something if I stop browsing for a minute – but the main culprit for that is bad user interface design (the app instantly swings back to the top of the feed when it relaunches if there's any new content, meaning you never get to see the older posts), so I'm not convinced that telling people they're "all caught up" is really going to fix the "compulsive, passive, zombie browsing" they're worried about.
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Without a chronological feed, it can be tough to tell if you’ve seen all the posts Instagram will show you. That can lead to more of the compulsive, passive, zombie browsing that research sug…

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2018-05-31

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