I think this is also a means of censorship. Many people, myself included, have been sharing political content (in response to the genocide of Palestinians over the past six months and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine) and by setting the algorithm to prioritise only original content , Meta cleverly makes this kind of thing unattractive by putting those of us who do so into the cooler.
I completely agree. Another reason to always go to your Following feed to find the content you are after instead of relying passively on what gets shown to you. The thing is it actually takes effort and dedication to do that and they know that the vast majority of people just wont. Another thing that hasn't been addressed is how re-sharing will work in Stories. That might be a case of wait and see.
I think this is also a means of censorship. Many people, myself included, have been sharing political content (in response to the genocide of Palestinians over the past six months and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine) and by setting the algorithm to prioritise only original content , Meta cleverly makes this kind of thing unattractive by putting those of us who do so into the cooler.
I completely agree. Another reason to always go to your Following feed to find the content you are after instead of relying passively on what gets shown to you. The thing is it actually takes effort and dedication to do that and they know that the vast majority of people just wont. Another thing that hasn't been addressed is how re-sharing will work in Stories. That might be a case of wait and see.