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The Verge: Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’

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The Verge: Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’

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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:50:55 -0400
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The odd part is that people do not object to every use of AI; they object to being made to sort through machine-made filler without a clear choice. A feed filter is a start, but it should be simple, visible, and honored when folks ask for less of it.

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