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Instagram Launches 'Your Algorithm' in U.S., Letting Users Tune Reels Topics

The AI feature converts recent viewing into topic summaries users adjust to reshape recommendations in real time.

Overview

  • The tool debuts on Reels in the United States today, with a global English rollout planned soon.
  • Users access it via a new top‑right icon showing two lines with hearts, which opens a personalized summary of recent interests.
  • People can choose topics to see more or less of and can type in custom topics, with the feed updating immediately based on those choices.
  • Instagram says similar controls will expand to Explore and other parts of the app, and a related feature is in development for Threads using “dear algo.”
  • You can share your interest summary to Stories, and reporters note the approach is more granular than TikTok’s Manage Topics as Meta faces calls for greater algorithm transparency.