Instagram is introducing changes to its application to allow users to notify the service of posts recommended to them. In a move that appears to be aimed at improving the algorithm used to provide users with customized content based on their actions and activities on Instagram, the company says it will make it easier for users to learn the service. recognize messages they are not interested in seeing in different sections of the app that offer personalized content.
The Meta service announced in a blog post Tuesday that it has begun testing the ability to allow users to select multiple posts in the Explore tab and let the service know they are not interested in those posts. Until now, Instagram users had to open (or long-press) a post and indicate that they weren’t interested in the post, which could be a tedious process when the Explore feed is filled with irrelevant posts.
Instagram is also working to allow users to filter out messages from strangers with specific hashtags and emoji so they don’t show up in their feed, the company explained in the post.
In March, the photo and video sharing service introduced the ability for users to view posts from accounts they follow in chronological order, with two new feeds: Follows and Favorites. Follow allows users to see 30 days worth of posts in chronological order with no suggested posts, while Favorites allows them to see posts from up to 50 accounts they follow.
Users can also “snooze” suggested posts for a month by tapping the X in the top right corner and selecting Snooze all suggested posts in feed for 30 days. Users can also adjust their sensitive content management settings on Instagram to customize the types of content they see on the service.