Instagram reluctantly complies with DSA in Europe - They just won't tell you about it

Meta is now forced to offer the option to disable recommendation algorithms across it's services. The company published a blog claiming it would let users to browse the feed in chronological order, sorting posts, reels and stories by recency.

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/08/new-features-and-additional-transparency-measures-as-the-digital-services-act-comes-into-effect/

I was intrigued by the date they would make this available since the act is already enforced. The thing is, it's already possible to do it, but they won't tell you. Even worse, they won't stick to your choice.

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