wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/4\/21\/23032707\/instagram-hashtag-chronological-algorithm-test-feature<\/a> A new test from Instagram<\/a> could make it harder for you to see recent content in the app. Though you can now look up all sorts of recent Instagram posts centered around a particular hashtag, the test will only let you see the posts with the most likes or short videos<\/a> called \u201cReels\u201d related to the hashtag. The company says this trial will mix \u201cmore recent and timely content\u201d in the two groups to see how people engage with it. <\/p>\n When they were first introduced on Instagram, hashtags could be a fun way to highlight photo trends, but now they are mainly a way for users to get more visibility and, hence, more clicks and likes. According to Instagram<\/a>, the \u201cTop,\u201d or top posts tab, shows popular posts while the \u201cRecent\u201d tab shows content in the order it was posted, regardless of how many likes it gets.<\/p>\n For a small group, we\u2019re testing more recent and timely content in \u2018Top\u2019 and \u2018Reels\u2019 tabs in hashtags, and removing the \u2018Recent\u2019 tab. We want to see if this helps people connect with more interesting and relevant content on hashtags, while also keeping them across what\u2019s current. pic.twitter.com\/nLb6BiFRws<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) April 19, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Social media apps continue to rely on algorithms to show users more varied (and more marketable) content despite negative reactions from users who prefer seeing their timelines in chronological order. With apps like TikTok siphoning away users and attention \u2014 even becoming more <\/em>popular than YouTube for Android users<\/a> \u2014 Instagram has been rolling out (or in this case, taking away) features to try to make Reels a natural alternative to viewing photos. <\/p>\n Figuring out ways for users to interact with more system-sorted content has influenced changes in other platforms as well. Last month, Twitter made it harder to view things in order by defaulting users to an algorithmic timeline, but it reversed that change<\/a> after a few days. <\/p>\n If and when it\u2019s released more widely, it will be interesting to see how this change affects what kinds of content users see on Instagram. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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