what gets cut, what stays

what dull actually removes, by platform.

Every filter, every platform, in one place. So you can verify before you download.

Instagram

removed

  • Reels tab from the navigation bar
  • Reels button on profiles
  • Explore tab
  • Explore button on profiles
  • Suggested Posts inside the feed
  • Suggested Reels carousels
  • Suggested Accounts panel
  • Notes that surface algorithmic prompts
  • Stories that auto-loop into algorithmic Reels

kept

  • Your main feed, accounts you follow
  • Stories from people you follow
  • DMs and group chats
  • Notifications
  • Your own profile
  • Saved posts
  • Posting photos and videos
  • Searching for a specific user

the principle: Friends and people you chose to follow stay. The For You machinery is removed.

YouTube

removed

  • Shorts tab from the navigation
  • Shorts shelf on the home page
  • Shorts in search results
  • The Shorts player itself
  • "Up Next" recommendations on watch pages (optional toggle)
  • Home-page recommendations (replaced with subscriptions feed)

kept

  • Your subscriptions feed (now the home)
  • Search
  • Individual video pages
  • Comments
  • Channels you've subscribed to
  • Watch later
  • History and library
  • Playback speed and captions

the principle: What you searched for and what you subscribed to stay. What YouTube tried to slip you, doesn't.

Facebook

removed

  • Reels in the feed
  • Reels tab if visible
  • Suggested for You posts
  • Reels in Marketplace
  • Video recommendations under each video
  • Stories from non-friends
  • The "Watch" tab

kept

  • Friends' posts (chronological where possible)
  • Messenger access
  • Marketplace search
  • Groups you've joined
  • Events
  • Notifications
  • Your own profile
  • Stories from actual friends

the principle: Facebook is mostly Messenger, Marketplace, and Groups for most people. We protect those and remove the rest.

X

removed

  • For You tab (the algorithmic default)
  • Trending in the sidebar
  • Who to Follow
  • "Discover more" interjections inside threads
  • Video recommendations
  • The "Top" tab default in search (replaced with "Latest")

kept

  • Following timeline (now the only feed, chronological)
  • DMs
  • Individual tweets and threads
  • Search
  • Your own profile
  • Lists
  • Bookmarks
  • Notifications

the principle: X without the algorithm becomes a chronological feed of people you follow. Which is what Twitter used to be.

Reddit

removed

  • Popular tab from navigation
  • r/popular feeds
  • Suggested communities sections
  • Video recommendations inside posts
  • Algorithmic "Best" sort as the default for r/all (replaced with hot/new)
  • Recommended posts inside comment sections

kept

  • Subscribed feed (subs you've joined)
  • Individual subreddit pages
  • Comments
  • Search
  • Your profile
  • Saved posts
  • Messaging
  • Moderation tools if you mod

the principle: Communities you chose stay. Communities Reddit tries to push, don't.

what about TikTok and Snapchat?

TikTok is entirely short-form. There's no feed hiding behind the For You page to preserve; filtering it would mean a blank app. The honest answer: TikTok isn't a Dull problem, it's a deletion problem.

Snapchat is dropped for v1. Most of its value is real-time messaging, which is outside the scroll problem Dull solves. May come later. No promises.

and what about…

LinkedIn

Not supported yet. The feed is algorithmic and noisy, but most LinkedIn use is search and DMs, which don't have a Reels equivalent.

Pinterest

Not supported. Pinterest is essentially all algorithmic by design; most of the app is the recommendation engine.

Threads

Not supported yet. Threads' web version is still maturing; we'll add it when it's stable enough to filter consistently.

BeReal

Not supported. BeReal is friend-only by design. There's no algorithmic feed to remove.

Now you know what disappears. Try it free for seven days. If something disappears that you wanted, the trial costs nothing to cancel.

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does Dull block my DMs on Instagram?

No. DMs are kept intact across every supported platform.

will I miss content from accounts I follow?

No. Followed-account posts are exactly what Dull preserves.

can I still post photos and videos?

Yes. Dull is a viewer wrapped around the mobile web. Posting works normally.

what if Instagram changes their app and the filters break?

Filters update via the app. No manual work for you. If something breaks before we ship a fix, the bypass button is one tap.

does it work on iPad?

iPhone-first. iPad works but the layout is built for phone.