Instagram wants to make algorithm customisation a core part of the app, not a buried setting
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Instagram pulling “Your Algorithm” into the core experience is a bet that user-controllable feeds can defuse some recommendation backlash while boosting engagement. Any product with a ranking system should expect pressure to expose levers—design for explainability and user tuning now, not as an afterthought.
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