In a move that will please some of Instagram’s critics, the company will now allow users to reset the recommendation system that powers what they see in their feeds. “We want to make sure everyone on ...

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Meta has good news for Instagram users unhappy with their recommendations algorithm. The company is testing a feature that would allow users to get new recommended content. Meta is gearing the feature ...

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Instagram is testing the ability for users to reset their recommendations, the company announced on Tuesday. By resetting your recommendations, you would be starting fresh and retraining the app’s ...

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