Earlier this week Amanda McCellon, a city government worker and community organizer in the greater Oklahoma City metropolitical area, finally decided to pray to the algorithm. “Dear Algorithm,” began ...

Meta is rolling out an AI-powered “Dear Algo” feature for Threads that lets users adjust their feed using simple text prompts. The temporary three-day tweak gives users more control over trending ...

Threads is testing a simpler way for people to nudge their feed in a specific direction without digging through settings or retraining the algorithm long term. The new feature, called Dear Algo, lets ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a post that says they are launching a new test on Threads that will allow users to take advantage of the "dear algo" as a feature. The "dear algo" posts have been ...

Threads is about to turn a quiet user habit into a formal product feature, inviting people to talk directly to the recommendation system that shapes their feeds. Instead of endlessly toggling settings ...

“To use the feature in a public post, type ‘Dear Algo’ and then a description of what you want Threads’ algorithm to show you more of. Once you make your request, the change will stick for three days ...

In a lot of social media use, the algorithm is an intangible entity, silent and all-powerful in controlling what we see in our feeds. And like supplicants to a deity, sometimes we may find ourselves ...

The AI-powered feature is rolling out today as beta, letting users in select countries directly steer their feeds (albeit temporarily). Here’s how it works. A few months ago, a trend on Threads had ...

Ever since its launch, Threads users have griped that the recommendation algorithm showed irrelevant content, missing the mark on their interests. The complaints turned into a meme. Users started ...