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Fix your TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube algorithm
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Did you accidentally tap "Not Interested" on a video you liked? While there's no undo action on TikTok or Instagram, this doesn't mean you'll never see the same content again. There are ways to fix your algorithm and even find the flagged video in your watch history. If you're using YouTube, you can clear your Not Interested feedback. Here's how to undo "Not Interested" on a video using TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
Recovering "Not Interested" Videos
To undo videos you flagged as "Not Interested", continue to interact with the original video and similar videos. To find your watch history, navigate to your profile > Settings and privacy > Activity center > Watch history.
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Finding Watch History
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Tap your profile icon. This is in the bottom-right corner of the app.
- If you aren't already logged into your account, do so now.
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Tap ☰ . You can find this in the top-right corner. A pop-up menu will open.
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Tap Settings and privacy . This is the bottom option. A new page will open.
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Tap Activity center . This is underneath the Content & Display header, between Music and Content preferences .
- This is also where you can find your comment history , search history, and more.
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Tap Watch history . A new page will open with all your recently watched videos.
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View the video. If needed, you can tap the Filter button to apply a date range to your search. This is helpful if you want to find a video that you watched a while ago.
- Once you find the video, you can try to fix your algorithm by interacting with it.
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Fixing Your Algorithm
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Let the video play on repeat. TikTok curates your For You page algorithm using many factors, including engagement. This includes how long you stay on a video and how long you watch for. [1] X Research source
- If you accidentally pressed Not Interested for a video, open the video, and then let it replay as long as you want. You could also do this for other videos you like and want to see more of.
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Interact with all the buttons. Like the video, leave a comment, favorite the video, and tap the Share button to copy the link to your device's clipboard. These actions all count as engagement, so TikTok should learn to show you similar content.
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Search for similar tags. If you see a tag in the video's bio, you can tap the tag to be redirected to it. You should see other videos with the same tag. Searching for these tags and interacting with tagged videos can help your algorithm.
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Clearing "Not Interested" History on YouTube
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Go to your Google Activity . You can use a mobile or desktop browser. If you're prompted to log in, enter your email address and password to do so now.
- When you browse on YouTube, you can mark videos or channels as "Not Interested". If you did this by mistake, you can easily erase your feedback. Keep in mind that this will erase feedback for all videos; you won't be able to select which. [2] X Research source
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Select Other activity . If you're using a desktop browser, you'll find this in the left panel. If you're using a mobile browser, you'll find this under the My Activity banner.
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Navigate to YouTube 'Not Interested' Feedback . You may need to scroll down to find this option.
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Select Delete . This will clear the "Not interested" and "Don't recommend channel" feedback that you submitted on YouTube.
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