Meta is testing two new ways to help users control what they see on Instagram.
The platform is testing the ability to mark multiple posts in Explore as ‘Not Interested’ and it will also soon start testing the ability to tell Instagram that the user doesn’t want to see suggested posts with certain words, phrases or emojis in the caption or hashtags.
The company said, “We're testing the ability to mark multiple posts in Explore as Not Interested. We'll immediately hide those posts and refrain from showing you similar content in the future.” The Instagram user interface shows where you can add or remove accounts from your Favorites list. When users add an account to Favorites, they will see those posts higher and more often.
With the ‘Following’ feature, users will see posts just from the accounts they follow, in chronological order. By tapping ‘Not Interested’, it removes the post from the feed immediately, and Instagram will suggest fewer posts like it in the future.
Meta said, “If you want to take a break from suggested posts, you can easily snooze them for 30 days. To snooze suggested posts, tap the X on the top right corner, and then tap Snooze all suggested posts for 30 days.”
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