Do you hate seeing irrelevant suggested content in your Facebook feed?
Would you prefer it not to appear there?
How Does Facebook’s “Suggested for You” Feature Work?
“Suggested for you” is a Facebook feature that suggests relevant content based on the user’s activity.
However, these can sometimes be annoying for usersespecially if the content they see is irrelevant.
Sadly, Facebook doesn’t allow users to disable these suggestions.
The question is, why?
Why Can’t You Turn Off “Suggested for You” Content on Facebook?
Facebook’s algorithm aims to keep users engaged for as long as possible.
The greater the engagement, the more revenue the business will generate.
This would negate the whole purpose of the feature.
As such, Facebook allows you to customize these suggestions based on your preferences.
Simply put, Facebook doesn’t want you to stop these suggestions but tailor them to your liking.
Let’s take a look at how it’s possible for you to customize these suggestions.
Instead, you will have to hide or snooze all posts containing irrelevant content separately.
You’ll find the same options to manage content suggestions here as you do on the Facebook website.
That’s also due to your Facebook activity.
There is, and that is to use third-party extensions.
However, considering its security risks, we strongly advise against it.
However, we strongly advise against using untrusted internet tool extensions for security reasons.
And if it contradicts our values, it’s even worse.
Hopefully, you now better understand how Facebook’s content suggestions work and how to tailor them.
If you follow the tips discussed above, the content you find in your suggestions will be more relevant.
