{"id":25349,"date":"2023-11-26T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/?p=25349"},"modified":"2023-11-29T00:39:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T07:39:49","slug":"how-to-reset-tiktok-algorithm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/how-to-reset-tiktok-algorithm","title":{"rendered":"How To Reset the TikTok Algorithm in 4 Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resetting your TikTok algorithm or for-you-page was very time-consuming and complex before an <\/span><b>official release in March 2023<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can now reset the way that the platform picks videos for you to see so that you can effectively \u201cstart your account over.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You won\u2019t need to delete your cache or go through the tedious task of deleting your watch history for this reset method to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If <\/span><b>you want to stop seeing model videos or irrelevant content because your likes and dislikes have changed since you opened your account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you\u2019re going to love this simple method.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you reset TikTok\u2019s algorithm? We\u2019ll walk you through the four steps below and you\u2019ll be well on your way to wiping your account free so that you can reshape your for-you-page and recommendations by interacting with accounts you like and follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">How Do You<\/span> Reset the TikTok Algorithm?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, TikTok <strong>released a new tool<\/strong> that allows users to easily reset their feed and start retraining the algorithm to see more of the content they like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In just <strong>four steps<\/strong>, you can wipe the slate clean and explore new content.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5ddce;border-radius:14px;-moz-border-radius:14px;-webkit-border-radius:14px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#fff7e8;border-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;border-radius:14px;-moz-border-radius:14px;-webkit-border-radius:14px;\"><div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s how<\/strong> to reset the algorithm on TikTok:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> First, navigate to the <strong>Settings and Privacy<\/strong> section from the menu.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Scroll down to <strong>Content &amp; Activity<\/strong> and find the Content Preferences section.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Look for the option to <strong>Refresh your For You Feed<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Follow the prompts to complete the refresh process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <\/span><b>For You <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feed should now be reset. You can go through this process as often as you want if you feel like you\u2019re not seeing the content you want.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Other <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Ways To Filter Your Content<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refreshing your feed is easy, but TikTok also gives you <strong>other tools<\/strong> to filter your content preferences, like the \u201cNot interested\u201d button and hashtag filters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both of these options give you more control over the content you see on TikTok.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s how<\/strong> to use them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Open the <strong>TikTok app<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> You can either <strong>search for the hashtag<\/strong> on the search bar, or scroll through your feed until you find a video with the hashtag you want to block.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Now, <strong>tap and hold the video<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Tap \u201c<strong>Not interested<\/strong>,\u201d when the prompt pops up.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> A message will appear that says, \u201cWe\u2019ll show fewer videos like this,\u201d along with a link to see more <strong>Details<\/strong>. Tap the <strong>Details<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> A <strong>Filter hashtags<\/strong> screen will appear. Tap on the hashtags you want to block.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Tap <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TikTok will <strong>no longer<\/strong> show you any videos with those hashtags.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you ever want to <strong>unblock a hashtag<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Head to <strong>Settings and Privacy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Find <strong>Content Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Choose <strong>Filter video keywords<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Find the <strong>keywords<\/strong> you want to unblock.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>Uncheck<\/strong> the hashtags to start seeing those videos again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TikTok is making it easier to filter the content you see, but why would you want to even bother refreshing your feed?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Why Would You Want<\/span> To Reset Your Content Preferences?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/tiktok-algorithm\">TikTok\u2019s algorithm<\/a> is one of \u2013 if not the \u2013 best social media platforms for recommendations. You&#8217;ll be shown highly relevant video and account suggestions that are 100% spot on. The videos are <\/span><b>eerily accurate and will keep you glued to the app for hours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you want to stop seeing these recommendations, you can by following the steps outlined previously.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5ddce;border-radius:14px;-moz-border-radius:14px;-webkit-border-radius:14px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#fff7e8;border-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;border-radius:14px;-moz-border-radius:14px;-webkit-border-radius:14px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why would you want to reset the TikTok algorithm?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> You no longer have the <strong>same<\/strong> likes that you did in the past.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Life changes have led you to watch different types of content. <strong>For example,<\/strong> if you recently started dating, maybe you don\u2019t want to see model accounts flood your feed.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> Someone else <strong>used your account<\/strong>, and now you\u2019re seeing recommendations that no longer make sense.<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-location-arrow\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> You want to keep your current account but don\u2019t like the latest suggestions that you receive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weeks, months and years can go into growing a TikTok account, and it\u2019s unthinkable to allow a few odd videos on your for-you page to cause you to delete your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, with just a few steps, you can now reset the algorithm using a <\/span><b>method that works 100% of the time<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can use the reset to start your account anew with all of the same followers and videos, but you won\u2019t see the same recommendations anymore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok\u2019s algorithm is relentless with its recommendations. 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