Overview
- Instagram's 'Your Algorithm' appears as an icon in the upper-right of Reels, showing AI-detected interests that users can confirm, remove, or add, including custom topics.
- Meta says Reels recommendations update in real time based on these edits, with an initial launch in the United States and a global English rollout coming next.
- Instagram plans to bring similar personalization tools to Explore and other surfaces, and Meta is developing feed controls for Threads such as a 'Dear Algo' command.
- Facebook's redesign introduces a more immersive feed with standardized photo grids, double‑tap to like, full‑screen viewing in search, and a tab bar emphasizing Reels, Friends, Marketplace, and Profile.
- Meta pairs the changes with updated creation and moderation tools on Facebook, including simplified comments, badges, pinning, and more ways to signal what content users prefer, as regulators push for greater algorithm transparency following actions like Australia’s under‑16 social media restriction.