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WeRSM
April 21, 2026
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Hi friend 👋🏼 and welcome to this week’s edition of “the dump.”
It feels like platforms are finally hitting a limit. After years of chasing more attention and more screen time, the shift now is toward control, and even restraint.
Instagram is giving users more say over their feed, YouTube lets you turn off Shorts entirely, and Pinterest is telling people to close the app. At the same time, others are expanding, Spotify selling books, Google Photos becoming an editing hub.
And then there’s Bond… transparently betting that the future of social media is less screen time!
Less noise, more intention. At least, that’s the idea.
Let’s dive in ↓
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🌤️ This week on WeRSM:
Instagram Is Giving More Users More Control Over Their Feed
WhatsApp Is Testing A Premium Subscription But It’s Mostly About Aesthetics
Bond Is Betting the Future of Social Isn’t More Screen Time
Spotify Now Sells Real Books in the US and UK
YouTube Now Lets You Turn Off Shorts Entirely
Google Photos Is Slowly Becoming A One-Stop Editing Suite
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Pinterest Is Telling You To Close The App
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