close Moms for Liberty co-founder voices concern over Kids Off Social Media Act Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice explained her concerns over the Kids Off Social Media Act, namely that it does not apply to YouTube Kids. You went down a rabbit hole and now gardening (or hot rod or political) posts are all you see online. Algorithms are smart, but they dont know when youre ready to get back to your regularly scheduled programming.Its time to reset your feed and take control of what you see.Win an iPhone 16 Pro with Apple Intelligence ($999 value).No purchase necessary.Enter to win now!5-MINUTE CLEANUP FOR YOUR PHONE AND COMPUTERStart with FacebookGoodbye, annoying ads. It only takes a minute to kick out the things you no longer want to see.The fix:Filter your advertising topics by going to Settings & Privacy> Settings> Account Center> Ad Preferences> Customize ads.Random Facebook requests can end badly.This one lost a widow $40K. The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. (Reuters)Now, on to YouTubeSay your family is staying with you for the holidays and your niece is watching cartoons on your YouTube account all day long. Now thats all YouTube recommends. Delete your search history to get things back to normal.The fix:On the YouTube app, tap You to bring up your History. Tap the cog icon > Settings > Manage All History. At the bottom, youll see DELETEwith a blue down arrow. Tap from the dropdown menu to delete videos from today, a custom range or all time. Click X to remove items individually, if you prefer.10 TECH UPGRADES TO SAVE YOUR TIME, PRIVACY AND MONEY THIS YEARGoing forward, turn off your viewing history any time you dont want those vids in your algorithm. You can set your video and search histories to autodelete, too. Now your YouTube is back to how you like it, with my videopodcast at the very top. Youll love it!TikTok tracks your habitsTikToks algorithm is built to keep you on the app. Every time you like, follow or comment on something, it tells the algorithm youre interested in a video, and more videos like it will pop up on your For You page. Disliking a video or writing a nasty comment doesnt matter, by the way; you still kept watching. TikTok is pictured on a smartphone. (iStock)The fix:Reset your feed. Open your Profile in the bottom right corner then press the three linesat the top right > Settings and Privacy> Content Preferences> Refresh Your For You Feed> Continue.Fine-tune InstagramWatch Instagram Reels instead? Theres no way to reset them, but you can nudge the algorithm in the right direction.The fix:Tap the three dots in the upper right corner. From here, you can adjust:Posts:Select Hide to move them to the bottom of your feed.Stories: Tap Muteso youll no longer see them.Accounts:Choose either Restrict, which limits if an account can interact with you, or Block.IM A TECH EXPERT: 10 AI PROMPTS YOULL USE ALL THE TIMEHeres the giveaway that an email from Instagram about your security is fake.Most apps have this optionOn just about every social platform, you can hide or see less of certain things. The more you take this action, the more you steer the algorithm.The fix: Next to a post, video or anything else, look for the three-dot or three-line menu that opens more options. On YouTube, for example, tap the three dots next to a video and choose Dont recommend channel or Not interested. In this photo illustration, a YouTube logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Feeling inspired to clean more of your digital traces? Wipe your browser history while youre at it.Heres how.Final piece of adviceYour social media feed is carefully curated based on who you follow, who follows you and, most importantly, what you do online. Sure, you can reset your algorithm, but dont be fooled. Every post you linger on, like, comment on or share gets tracked and used to shape what you see next. Even just scrolling tells the platform what grabs your attention.Before your next deep dive, remember: Big Tech is always watching, and your every move fine-tunes what pops up next.Get tech-smarter on your scheduleAward-winning host Kim Komando is your secret weapon for navigating tech.National radio:Airing on 500+ stations across the US -Find yours or get the free podcast.Daily newsletter:Join 650,000 people who read the Current (free!)Watch: OnKims YouTube channelPodcast: "Kim Komando Today" - Listen wherever you get podcastsCopyright 2025, WestStar Multimedia Entertainment. All rights reserved.