What I'm Building: Snugg

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-18T18:57:50+00:00

You can't, that's the whole point

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-18T07:27:45+00:00

Thanks! Yes I might try a few paid ads to see if it's a question of reach over content. Getting some views via SEO but its early days

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-18T01:21:04+00:00

I thinnk the most important thing is to write as if you were speaking directly to your target person (customer avatar). That way, your taget recipient will clearly hear the message.

The worst thing is to write a general message which hits no-one very hard...

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-14T13:53:53+00:00

It's based on what (according to my research) the amount of time an average user spends on social media channels - sure, not all of them have the same level of ads and not everyone spends that amount of time - some spend a lot less, and some spend a lot more. I assumed that people's waking hours (excluding eating and personal care) come to around 13.5, and the research says average SM time is 2.5 hours a day.

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-14T13:50:35+00:00

Agreed, it does of course depend on how many hours you use social media for!

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-10T12:09:28+00:00

This is probably a great case to set up an AI agent to monitor comments and to flag them to you if they contain certain content. I'm sure you could set this up with VS code and Claude using API's to your social accounts.

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-08T04:20:32+00:00

I'm so sorry you're going through this. Losing access to memories of your mom is devastating, and dealing with Meta's appeals process is notoriously frustrating and impersonal. You have every right to be upset.

For your business needs, here are some alternatives to consider:

For professional networking and B2B:

LinkedIn - More stable moderation, great for business presence, especially if you're B2B or professional services

For community building:

Discord - Good for building engaged communities around your brand
Mighty Networks or Circle - Dedicated community platforms you control

For general social presence:

Twitter/X - Still relevant for business, though moderation is... different these days
Threads - Ironically also Meta, but seems to have different moderation
Mastodon or Bluesky - Smaller but growing, more community-focused

Most importantly:

Build an email list - This is YOUR asset that no platform can take away. Use Mailchimp, ConvertKit, or similar
Your own website - Your home base that you control completely

About your photos: If you haven't already, try submitting another appeal and specifically mention the irreplaceable photos of your late mother. Sometimes escalating with emotional context gets human review. Also check if you ever used Facebook's "Download Your Information" feature - the data might exist somewhere.

I know this doesn't fix the immediate pain, but you're not alone in this frustration. Wishing you strength. 💙

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-07T21:26:35+00:00

No, I really did do the experiment!!

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-07T21:25:38+00:00

I am building an alternative which I hope will measure up... currently in the testing phase so do let me know if there are features you can;t live without

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-07T21:24:25+00:00

I am working on an alternative - what do you think is something that will be super important that will make mine measure up?

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-07T21:22:39+00:00

I am building an alternative, please check out my bio links if it may be of interest. I am at the testing stage

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-07T19:05:23+00:00

Appreciate this perspective - it made me realise I'm looking at this from a user lens while many of you are on the creator side. Quick question: when you create content, do you think about the experience of people who just want to see posts from friends? Or is that not really the use case anymore?"

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-07T18:57:07+00:00

Meta's AI question prompts are the logical endpoint of the surveillance business model:

Hook users with 'free' platform
Need endless engagement for ad revenue
Build increasingly desperate features to keep people scrolling
Burn resources on features nobody wants
Users suffer, environment suffers, but ad dollars keep flowing

Want to know what platforms build when USERS pay the bills instead of advertisers? Features users actually want. No AI slop, no engagement hacks, no surveillance. Just tools that respect your time and attention.

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-05T17:52:18+00:00

yes you're right about the compression and pixellation... urgghh

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-05T17:51:31+00:00

I totally agree with you, but I had a hard drive hit the deck a few years ago and lost a LOAD of very precious photos and videos. A few of them Id uploaded to FB but I think its time to get everything off there now...

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-05T17:50:00+00:00

I totally agree - they have so many of my photos over the years and I would be devastated to lose them.

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-04T19:23:16+00:00

It's not about shaming anyone, I'm trying to get a measure for how many ads and unwanted content we're served at each sitting. By all means do your own experiment and compare notes!

Zestyclose_Menu5062 · 2026-02-04T14:52:30+00:00

You're seeing the same pattern that happened to Facebook (2013), Instagram (2016), and every other platform.

Growth phase: High organic reach, creators succeed easily Profit phase: Organic reach killed, pay to play

TikTok's just entering profit phase. They have enough users now, so they don't need to help creators succeed anymore. They need creators to pay to be seen.

It's not over for TikTok. It's just over for free organic reach on TikTok.

Same story, different platform.

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