Facebook is rolling out a way for users to describe, in their own words, the topics they want more or less of in Feed and Reels. Meta announced the feature, called Your algorithm, on October 13. You reach it from the three-dot menu on posts.
Meta summed up the change in its newsroom post:
“We’re rolling out Your algorithm, where you can directly add and manage the topics you want to see in Feed and Reels.”
How Facebook’s Your algorithm feature works
Meta says it updated the three-dot menu on every post. That menu is where the Your algorithm option lives. From there, you can add topics you want to see and manage the ones you’ve already set.
There’s a second route too. When you tap Interested or Not interested on a post, Meta may ask follow-up questions. These ask what you liked or disliked, and you can answer in your own words.
Meta says your recommendations will update in real time as you change your preferences. It describes the change, which is built on a large language model, as a big step forward. It also pitches the result as an algorithm you can talk to. That’s Meta’s marketing, and androidpure hasn’t tested how quickly or accurately the feed responds.
What Meta’s post doesn’t say
The announcement leaves out the details readers most need. Meta’s post names no countries, regions or rollout dates. It says the feature is rolling out but gives no completion date. If the option isn’t in your menu yet, Meta’s post offers no timeline to check against.
There’s a privacy angle as well. Typed preferences are a new, explicit signal about your interests. Meta’s post doesn’t say whether these inputs feed ad targeting. It also doesn’t say how long Meta keeps them. Those are fair questions to weigh before you type in detailed preferences.
TechCrunch reports that the feature first launched on Instagram. Meta’s announcement text doesn’t mention Instagram, so that detail rests on TechCrunch’s reporting.
When you’ll get it
Meta says the rollout is underway, and its post gives no finish date. To see whether Your algorithm has reached your account, open the three-dot menu on any post in Feed or Reels.
For more on Meta’s apps and services, see our recent coverage of Meta’s Muse AI agent, which can book travel and shop for you in the US.
Sources: Meta Newsroom, TechCrunch
