After bombarding people's feeds with unwanted content, Instagram has realized its mistake. The social media platform is testing ways for users to have more control over what appears on their Explore page and regular feed by letting the app know what they don't want to see.
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Instagram is testing two new features, as well as highlighting existing ones that can better shape a person’s timeline, the company announced Tuesday. The first tool lets users mark multiple posts on the Explore page as “Not Interested,” which automatically removes the posts and avoids showing similar ones in the future. The platform is also testing a tool that lets users stop seeing suggested content with specific words, phrases, emoji, captions and hashtags they’ve added to a list on their account.
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The company also highlighted some features already on the platform that help users see more of what they like on their screens. These features include a “favorites” tool that lets you add specific accounts to a list that prioritizes their posts or lets you view a feed of highly-desired content. There’s also a “Following” feature that lets users only see content posted by accounts they follow in chronological order. The social media platform also has a snooze feature for suggested posts , allowing users to take a 30-day break from unwanted content .
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Instagram has changed its feed in ways that mimic rival TikTok . But the changes have prompted users of the platform to talk about how much they hate the new Instagram. And you know things are really bad when one of the most popular people on Instagram, Kylie Jenner, begs for the old Instagram to come back. Jenner's opinion on social media is pretty significant, as when she tweeted out a complaint about Snapchat 's new layout in 2018, the company lost $1.3 billion.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri responded to concerns about the platform's new feed by saying the company is experimenting with different changes to the app. But he also made it clear that while he loves photos on Instagram, he sees the platform's future leaning more towards video.
Information source: gizmodo.com
