What is it with gross FB Reels lately

[Hampshire]

Somebody else was just asking about them recently:

Facebook Reels

For a long time, I never saw them. First I dutifully marked that I didn’t want to see those types of things, and Facebook briefly complied. Then the things started up again no matter what I marked, so I got the F.B. Purity extension, which made them go away again. Now that is not working (for me anyway, possibly due to my use of the Opera browser) so I get two sets of Reels offered to me every time I look at Facebook. I’m not asking for technical help here. I just wonder about these things. Eve…