If you're unhappy with the new channels format — please reply to this cast with specific feedback!

The more detailed and specific, the better I can help solve your challenges.

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In the “trending” tab, the casts were based on engagement/time, right?. Thus, even casts with little engagement appeared even if for a short time.
Now, in “main” only content appears from people I already follow or who have a powerbadge. Therefore, it is almost impossible to receive new things.

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Wouldn't there be a possibility of a third option? How did trending work? This way, everyone could decide how to access content. Since in the recents tab it became impossible due to the amount of bots and in the main it was so restricted. I would like to have an option to allow me to interact with people I don't know.

It depends!

If the channel is moderated, then it's whatever the moderator wants to put in the main feed.