How to Reset Your Instagram Algorithm
A few tweaks in your activity and settings can go a long way in reshaping your experience.
There’s nothing more frustrating than opening Instagram and being hit with a wave of content you have zero interest in, especially when it’s clickbait, recycled drama, or flat-out misleading posts.
If you’re anything like me, you know how quickly your feed can spiral into a mess of noise that doesn’t reflect your interests or values. That’s why curating your Instagram experience isn’t just a preference; it’s necessary.
The good news? You don’t have to put up with an algorithm that’s gone rogue. Whether your Explore page is clogged with irrelevant videos or your Reels are far from relatable, resetting your Instagram algorithm can help you take back control and actually enjoy your time on the app again. Here’s how to do it.
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How to Reset Your Instagram Algorithm
Step 1: Open Instagram on your device
Step 2: Once you open the app, click on the profile icon at the bottom right-hand side of the screen
Step 3: Click on the three horizontal lines at the top right-hand corner of the screen
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Step 4: Scroll down to the What you see section and click on Content preferences
Step 5: Then click on Reset suggested content
Step 6: Click on Next
Step 7: Review who you follow and your ad topics before clicking on Reset suggested content
Step 8: Finally, a warning would pop up that this process can't be undone, then go ahead to click on Reset suggested content
Conclusion
Resetting your Instagram algorithm isn’t about wiping the slate completely clean, it’s about retraining it to work in your favour. By actively managing what you like, comment on, save, and search for, you’re helping Instagram understand what really matters to you now, not what you were into six months ago.
So, whether your Instagram feed has become stale, irrelevant, or just plain annoying, a few tweaks in your activity and settings can go a long way in reshaping your experience. It’s your feed, take back control.
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