Instagram users will soon see more ways to moderate their content, according to a recent post from Instagram head Adam Mosseri.
In particular, Mosseri introduced a new way to access the algorithm, a feature that allows users to specify which topics they want to see more and less of. Instagram launched Your Algorithm last year and has been rolling it out to more areas of the app.
“We want to evolve your algorithm from a setting to something that feels central to your Instagram experience,” Mosseri said. He also said, “Some of these are currently in testing, some of them will be available soon, and some of them may not work.”
Examples in his post include one where pulling down on your Instagram feed eventually brings up an algorithmic menu, and another where swiping up on Reels brings up a similar custom prompt. The third displays a button below each reel to indicate whether you would like to see more similar reels.
The most popular comments on Mosseri’s post all make the same request. As one user put it, “We want our algorithm to show us which product placements we follow.”
