Instagram Tests Recommendations Reset for Fresh Start

Instagram parent company Meta today said that it is testing a new tool that's designed to allow users to reset their content recommendations for "a fresh start." Using the reset tool removes prior data that's used to power Explore, Reels, and Feed recommendations.

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Recommendations will start to personalize over time, providing content recommendations based on the content and accounts that users interact with. Using the reset option will provide users with an option to review the accounts they're following to unfollow content they no longer want to see, and review ad topics.

The tool is designed for teen users, but Instagram is planning to make it available to all users following the test period. The feature will roll out globally "soon."

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andrewxgx Avatar
2 hours ago at 03:14 pm
maybe just ban reposters stealing content and show actual users posts instead of the influcencer advertisement junk?
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Entilzha Avatar
2 hours ago at 03:17 pm
Don’t need a fresh start if you don’t use Instagram!


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Havalo Avatar
2 hours ago at 03:16 pm
This ‘feature’ should be a standard tool on all social media platforms.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TJ82 Avatar
2 hours ago at 03:26 pm

Seriously. Hard to imagine people still wanting to spend their time on these platforms.
Yet here you are for your cheap dopamine hit.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
PowerButton Avatar
2 hours ago at 03:29 pm
How about no recommendations, just posts from people you follow ?‍♂️.
Tired of the nonstop ads (recommendations) and not seeing people I follow.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ozreth Avatar
2 hours ago at 03:36 pm

Yet here you are for your cheap dopamine hit.
Are traditional websites and message boards, which I’ve been visiting since the 1990’s, equivalent to you? I’ve been reading Macrumors since 2006 for news and, early on, a lot of learning and conversations here on the forums. There’s no algorithm here and nothing to constantly refresh.

That being said, I am indeed slowly moving away from internet usage as much as possible, leaving it for a few sites to check in with on occasion, email, and necessary life tasks. Social media was the first to go some time ago.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)