Show HN: Snowscroll – I removed addictive feeds from social media
Snowscroll is a new app created by developer Jun that removes short-form, addictive content from major social media platforms including Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok. The app also offers customizable options to remove home feeds, stories, and other subtabs to help users reduce doomscrolling.
Background
- "Doomscrolling" is the habit of endlessly consuming negative or addictive short-form content (Reels, Shorts, the For You page) on social apps. Many users feel these feeds are designed by algorithms to keep them hooked at the expense of their time and attention.
- Snowscroll is a browser extension or app (the article doesn't specify the platform, but it likely works as a Safari/Chrome extension or a iOS/Android wrapper) that strips out those algorithmic feeds — the home tab, the "For You" page, Stories, Shorts, Reels — while leaving the core functions (messaging, search, posting) intact.
- Jun is an independent maker, not a large company. The app was launched on Hacker News ("Show HN"), a community where developers share side projects for feedback. This means the app is likely early-stage, free or cheap, and built by a single person.
- The significance: Snowscroll is part of a growing "intentional social media" / "digital minimalism" movement, where tools like this help users treat platforms as utilities rather than addiction engines. It's a technical solution to a problem platforms themselves have no incentive to fix.