Instagram Will Soon Let Users Reset Recommendations Across the App

If you’re tired of seeing the Instagram algorithm showing you the same things over and over, Meta is coming up with some good news today: The company will soon test the ability for Instagram users to reset their recommendations across the Feed, Explore, and Reels sections of the app.

“This new feature, which will soon roll out globally, builds on the tools we already offer to let people curate what they see in their recommendations,” the company said today. These tools include the ability for users to tell the algorithm what they don’t want to see in their recommendations by selecting “Not interested” from the three-dot menu.

Instagram also recently allowed teens In the US, UK, Canada, and Australia to pick up the topics they want to see more of. But this is apparently not enough.

“In just a few taps, you’ll be able to clear your recommended content across Explore, Reels and Feed and start fresh,” the company explained today. “Your recommendations will start to personalize again over time, showing new content based on the content and accounts you interact with. When resetting, you’ll also have the option to review the accounts you’re following and unfollow any that share content you no longer want to see.”

Instagram’s algorithm suggests posts, reels, and other content based on various factors including users’ social graph and how they interact with the content they’re seeing. The algorithm is obviously designed to make the app more “sticky” so that users can see more ads.

However, with Instagram now having over 2 billion monthly active users worldwide, Meta has slowly but surely started taking users’ mental health into account, especially teenagers. That’s why Instagram recently launched Teen Accounts that limit who can contact teens while also giving them more control over what they see on the app.