Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
⏰ Social media often shows you what it wants you to see, not what you asked for. I'll explain how those algorithms work and the steps you can take to see more of what matters to you.
⏰ Social media algorithms
Social media sites try to keep you glued to the screen by showing you posts they think will grab your attention. You can push back by using “following” views, checking subscriptions, and getting news from email or RSS instead.
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0:00 Avoid Social Media Algorithms
0:40 What’s an algorithm?
1:50 Social media algorithms
2:50 Optimizing for retention
4:15 Controls in social media services
5:55 My approach
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⏰ Social media often shows you what it wants you to see, not what you asked for. I'll explain how those algorithms work and the steps you can take to see more of what matters to you.
⏰ Social media algorithms
Social media sites try to keep you glued to the screen by showing you posts they think will grab your attention. You can push back by using “following” views, checking subscriptions, and getting news from email or RSS instead.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/138044
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ Your Social Media Posts Can All Disappear ▶ youtu.be/vre2KakstK4
Chapters
0:00 Avoid Social Media Algorithms
0:40 What’s an algorithm?
1:50 Social media algorithms
2:50 Optimizing for retention
4:15 Controls in social media services
5:55 My approach
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
More Ask Leo!
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