Instagram is letting you tune Your Algorithm

Instagram is testing more ways to customize Your Algorithm — the feature that lets you tell the app what to show and what to hide. It's a step toward giving users actual control over their feeds, instead of letting the algorithm decide what primos see.

The update lets you fine-tune what shows up in Explore, Reels, and your main feed. You'll be able to mute topics, hide certain creators, and adjust how much of each type of content appears. It's not a full rebuild — just a set of dials rather than a whole new dashboard.

Why this matters for us: Instagram is the main news source for millions of Brown and Black families, and every tweak to the algorithm changes what stories reach us, which voices get amplified, and what gets buried.