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Remove what keeps you scrolling

Every guide answers first with the network's own settings — including when the answer is “there aren't any”. Only then, what Slowcial does instead.

7 guides

Guide · Instagram

Remove Reels from Instagram

Instagram has no setting to remove Reels. Here are the native options that do exist, what they can't do, and the method …

Guide · YouTube

Turn off YouTube Shorts

YouTube only lets you hide Shorts for 30 days. Here are every available setting, the watch-history trick, and how to get…

Guide · Instagram

Remove Explore from Instagram

Instagram gives you no way to delete the Explore tab. Here's how to blunt it, why resetting suggestions isn't enough, an…

Guide · Facebook

Remove Reels from Facebook

How to remove Reels and suggested content from Facebook: the Feeds tab, its limits, and how to get a Facebook that only …

Guide · X

X without the For You feed

How to stay on X's Following feed: what the app allows, why the choice doesn't stick, and how to make it permanent.…

Essay

Should you delete Instagram?

Deleting Instagram almost always fails, and it isn't a willpower problem. Here's why the detox doesn't hold, and the alt…

Comparison

The six ways to scroll less

An honest comparison of ways to cut scrolling: app blockers, Screen Time, deleting the app, greyscale, a second account,…

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