Focus & attention
How to make social media less addictive
Which parts of Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are engineered to hook you, and how to remove each one.
Social apps are addictive on purpose, in specific places. Remove those places and the rest of the app is fine.
The hooks, and the fix for each
- Infinite short-form feed (Reels, Shorts, Spotlight, For You). Fix: remove the tab and the shelves. Feedwise does this.
- Algorithmic home feed (YouTube home, X For You). Fix: open on Subscriptions / Following instead. Feedwise does this.
- Explore / Discover pages. Fix: hide them. Feedwise does this.
- Autoplay and "up next". Fix: hide recommendations and stop autoplay. Feedwise does this on YouTube.
- Ads and "Suggested for you". Fix: hide anything labelled Sponsored, Promoted or Suggested. Feedwise does this.
- Notifications. Fix: turn off everything except messages. You do this in phone settings.
- Frictionless speed. The web versions Feedwise uses are a touch slower than native. Keep it that way.
Try it. It's free.
Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat without the feeds. DMs stay.