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Instagram will let you control which topics its algorithm recommends
For the first time, Instagram will start letting you control the topics its algorithm recommends, much as you now can on TikTok. The new feature is starting with the Reels tab but will eventually come to Explore and other areas of the app. Like much of what Meta is doing right now (for better or worse), the "Your Algorithm" feature will be powered by AI.
"As your interests evolve over time, we want to give you more meaningful ways to control what you see," Ins [...]
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