Facebook will let you customize your feed algorithm using AI
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β’2026-10-13T13:01:31-04:00
π° What Happened
Facebook is adding a feature called 'Your Algorithm'. It lets users add and manage the topics they want to see in their feed and Reels. Meta says recommendations 'respond right away' after you update them. You can tap 'interested' or 'not interested' on different topics.
Meta is also using AI language models more in its ranking systems. The company says these models understand what you mean when you tell it, in your own words, what you want to see more or less of.
π The Backstory
Meta first launched 'Your Algorithm' on Instagram earlier this year. It also started a similar 'Dear Algo' feature on Threads. On Facebook, you can reach the tool, or mark posts, through the three-dot menu. Meta says it may ask follow-up questions about what you liked or disliked.
The update is part of a wider push to give users more control over what they see. Ranking content with AI is also changing how social media recommends what people read and watch.
π― Why It Matters
Your feed shapes what news and posts you see. This change lets you steer your own feed in plain words instead of guessing what makes the app show things.
Facebook is adding a feature called 'Your Algorithm'. It lets users add and manage the topics they want to see in their feed and Reels. Meta says recommendations 'respond right away' after you update them. You can tap 'interested' or 'not interested' on different topics.
Meta is also using AI language models more in its ranking systems. The company says these models understand what you mean when you tell it, in your own words, what you want to see more or less of.
Meta first launched 'Your Algorithm' on Instagram earlier this year. It also started a similar 'Dear Algo' feature on Threads. On Facebook, you can reach the tool, or mark posts, through the three-dot menu. Meta says it may ask follow-up questions about what you liked or disliked.
The update is part of a wider push to give users more control over what they see. Ranking content with AI is also changing how social media recommends what people read and watch.
Your feed shapes what news and posts you see. This change lets you steer your own feed in plain words instead of guessing what makes the app show things.