Meta, in a recent blog post, said that Instagram is changing its recommendations algorithm, which will provide a better experience for users browsing the app.

The social media giant announced this week that it is testing a new feature called "Disinterested" along with other ways to help users customize the type of content they want to see on their "feeds" page - which includes user posts from videos. And photos via the app - in exchange for what Instagram's algorithms want them to see.

The company indicated that it is testing the ability to mark multiple posts on the "Explore" page in the Instagram application, as they do not interest the user

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"Meta" (the parent company of Instagram) said - in a blog post - "We will hide these posts immediately, and refrain from displaying similar content in the future."

The social media app will allow users to fine-tune the algorithm by providing an option to determine if a proposed post is not of interest to them.

After viewing the latest posts from the accounts the user follows, the Instagram app suggests posts when scrolling through the user's Instagram feed.

These suggestions will be based on the people you follow and the posts you've interacted with.

Instagram suggestions also depend on how popular the post is, how others interact with it, and when and where it was posted (Anatolia)

Suggestions also depend on how popular the post is, how others interact on Instagram, when or where it was posted, and how many times people have interacted with that account in the past few weeks.

To hide a suggested Instagram post on Android and iOS devices:

  • Tap the three dots at the top of the post, and select Not interested.

    You can also hide a suggested post by clicking the "x" at the top of the post.

  • At the bottom, the Post Hidden feature will appear, and you can choose to stop seeing similar suggested posts in the feed, or postpone all suggested posts in the feed for 30 days.

Instagram also gives you the option to "This post made me uncomfortable", and you can report the event by clicking "Report" and following the onscreen instructions.

Your response to future suggestions will be reflected in the feed.

The app also has plans to start testing the ability to tell Instagram that you don't want to see suggested posts that contain certain words, phrases or emojis in the caption or hashtags.