You go down the rabbit hole and now the post of gardening (or hot rod or politics) is everything you see online. The algorithm is smart, but I don’t know I’m ready to go back to regular scheduled programming.
It’s time to reset your feed and control what’s visible.
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5 minute cleanup for your phone and computer
Start with Facebook
Goodbye, annoying ads. It only takes a minute to kick out things you don’t want to see anymore.
Fix: Go to Settings & Privacy > (Preferences) > (Account Center) > (Ad Settings) > (Ads Customization) to filter ad topics.
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The Facebook logo is depicted at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. (Reuters)
Now on YouTube
Let’s say your family is with you for a holiday and your nie is watching manga all day long on your YouTube account. This is recommended by YouTube. Delete your search history and return it to normal.
Fix: Tap to grow history on the YouTube app. COG Icon > Settings > Manage All History. At the bottom, a blue down arrow shows the delete. Tap from the drop-down menu to delete a video from today, and delete custom ranges, or all time. If necessary, click X to delete the items individually.
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Turn off your viewing history whenever you don’t want those videos in the algorithm in the future. You can also set the video and search history to Autodelicate. Now your YouTube is back to the way you like it with my video podcast at the top. You’ll love it!
Tiktok tracks your habits
Tiktok’s algorithm is built to keep the app up. Every time you like, follow or comment something, it tells you the algorithm you are interested in the video and tells you more videos like it pops up on your page for you . Incidentally, it’s not a problem to dislike videos and write annoying comments. You were still watching.
Tiktok is drawn on a smartphone. (istock)
Fix: Reset feed. Open your profile in the bottom right corner, press the 3 lines on top right, then choose Settings & Privacy > Content Settings > Update Feed > Continue.
Tweak your Instagram
Check out our Instagram reels instead. There is no way to reset them, but you can fine-tune the algorithm in the right direction.
Fix: Tap the three dots in the top right corner. You can adjust it from here.
Post: Select Hide to go to the bottom of Feed.stories. Stories: Tap Mute to stop them from appearing.
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Most apps have this option
On almost every social platform, you can’t hide or see certain things. The more you perform this action, the more you pilot the algorithm.
Fix: Look for a 3-dot or 3-line menu that opens more options, then posts, videos, etc. For example, on YouTube, I don’t recommend a channel or not interested by tapping on the three dots next to a video.
In the illustration in this photo, the YouTube logo is displayed on your smartphone. (Mateusz slodkowski/sopa Images/lightrocket via Getty Images)
Do you feel inspired to cleanse your digital traces more? Wipe your browser history while you’re in it. This is the way.
Final advice
Your social media feed is carefully curated based on who you follow, who you follow, and most importantly, what you do online. Certainly you can reset the algorithm, but don’t be fooled. All posts that last, like so, comments, or share, are tracked and used to shape what you see. Just scrolling will tell the platform what will catch your attention.
Don’t forget that Big Tech is always watching before your next deep dive.
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