Instagram will let you manually reset its recommendation algorithm

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Instagram will soon allow you to reset the recommendation algorithm to change what you see in your feeds. The reset affects the Explore, Reels, and Feed tabs. The change is aimed especially at teenagers to guarantee they see more age-appropriate content. In this mode, you can also review your "following" list and unfollow accounts. Your recommendations will start personalizing over time based on the content and accounts you interact with.

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Instagram shows best video quality for most popular content

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If you're wondering why some of your Instagram videos look blurry while others come out crisp, Instagram is doing that on purpose. According to a recent video AMA with Instagram head Adam Mosseri, the quality of your video changes depending on how many views it gets.

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Instagram now lets you add songs in posts to your Spotify account

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Music discovery is a big part of social media these days. Instagram might be slightly late to the party, but at least, now you can add the songs you hear from posts and Reels straight to your Spotify playlist. If you like a song in a post, tap on the title to go to the audio preview page. You'll know you have the feature if you spot that Add button with the Spotify logo beside the audio scrubber. You will need to link your Spotify account with your Instagram first. But once that is set up, it'll be a one-tap process to add songs to your Liked Songs playlist.

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Instagram shakes up Reels with focus on originality and smaller creators

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Instagram is overhauling its Reels recommendations in a major shift that prioritizes original content and levels the playing field for smaller accounts. This will significantly impact aggregator accounts that primarily repost others' work.

The company acknowledges that its current system favours established creators and aggregators. Their goal is to fix this and give all creators a fairer shot at reaching new audiences. This means the algorithm will no longer prioritize follower count.

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