[FAQ]

Hey everyone,

I’m getting really tired of what my Facebook News Feed shows me. It’s just not relevant anymore.

Is there a way to just completely reset the algorithm back to zero, like a ‘factory reset’ for the feed in 2025? I’d love to just wipe the slate clean and have it re-learn my preferences from scratch so I only see stuff I actually care about.

Any help is appreciated.

[Jeff Bullas]

While Facebook does not offer a single “reset” button to completely wipe your News Feed preferences and start again, you can achieve a similar result by actively and consistently giving the algorithm new instructions on what to show you.

There are several key actions you can take to effectively retrain your feed. First, and most powerfully, you should use the “Favorites” feature. This allows you to select up to 30 friends and Pages whose posts you want to see prioritised. Their content will appear higher in your feed, and you can also view a dedicated Favorites-only feed. This is the most direct way to tell Facebook what you value most.

Second, you must be disciplined about telling Facebook what you do not want to see. When you see an irrelevant post, click the three-dot menu on it and choose to either “Snooze” the person or Page for 30 days or, more permanently, “Unfollow” them. Unfollowing keeps you as friends but removes their posts from your feed. This provides strong negative feedback.

Third, you need to consciously engage with the content you enjoy. Your likes are a signal, but more meaningful interactions like comments and shares are often weighted more heavily by the algorithm. Actively engaging with posts from the people and Pages you want to see more from reinforces your preferences.

Fourth, you should audit your existing connections. Go through your list of followed Pages and Groups and unlike or leave any that are no longer of interest to you. This directly removes sources of unwanted content from your feed.

This process is not instantaneous like a reset button would be, but it is an effective way to take back control. By consistently giving these positive and negative signals, you will guide the algorithm to build a News Feed that is far more relevant to your current interests.

Cheers,

Jeff

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