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Instagram Reels Feed Fills With Foreign, AI Videos
Some Instagram users say their Reels feeds abruptly shifted toward foreign-language videos, generic clips, and AI-generated content. Attempts to reset preferences, change recommendations, and update the app did not resolve the problem in the available examples.
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This week, some Instagram users say their Reels feeds abruptly stopped matching their usual interests. Instead, they saw mostly foreign-language videos, generic clips, and AI-generated content, while familiar topics such as memes, television edits, and anime content largely disappeared.
What users noticed
One user said Reels and trending audio suggestions suddenly leaned heavily toward Indian content, despite not having previously watched or liked Indian videos or used Indian audio. Other users described feeds dominated by Indian, Arabic, or Chinese videos, along with occasional AI-generated clips and generic “laugh at baby” material.
The change did not always affect Instagram in the same way elsewhere. One user said their regular post feed remained normal, while another said a separate account still showed a typical Reels feed.
Attempts to change the feed
Users described trying several controls and actions, including resetting suggested content, changing preferences, searching for and liking preferred videos, selecting “Not interested,” using keyword controls to limit AI content, and updating the app. In the examples available, those attempts did not restore the previous recommendations.
What remains unknown
The available information shows a change in what some users saw, but it does not establish why the recommendations appeared or whether Instagram changed its system. It also does not confirm that location, viewing history, searches, audio choices, or any other suspected signal caused the shift. No reliable way to prevent or reverse the recommendation pattern is established by these examples.
Common questions
- Why is Instagram showing me foreign-language Reels?
- Some users say their feeds suddenly shifted toward Indian, Arabic, or Chinese videos, but the available information does not establish what caused those recommendations.
- Will resetting suggested content fix a broken Reels feed?
- In the available examples, resetting suggested content did not restore the users’ previous Reels recommendations.
- Why are AI-generated videos appearing in my Reels feed?
- Some users reported seeing more AI-generated and generic videos, but the evidence does not explain why they appeared or confirm a specific Instagram change.
- Why is my regular post feed normal while Reels is not?
- One user reported that the regular post feed remained normal while the Reels feed changed. The examples do not establish why the two feeds behaved differently.