2025-04-17
Instagram now lets you combine your Reels recommendations with friends
Instagram is adding yet another way to liven up your Reels recommendations. The app is rolling out “Blend,” a feature that allows you to create a custom feed within a DM that combines your recommendations with a friend’s.
If that sounds familiar, it’s because Blend has been in the works for some time. It was first spotted in the app more than a year ago, but was only an internal prototype at the time. Now, Meta is finally making it official, describing it as an “invite-only Reels feed for you and your friend(s).”
Anyone can invite a friend or a group o [...]
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Threads and Instagram will recommend political content after all
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Meta AI will now use your Facebook and Instagram activity to inform its recommendations
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