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Algo Confessions: The Case for the Algorithm

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Thursday 10th September, 2026

Instagram promoted its new Algo Confessions series and Your Algorithm feature as Australia debated mandatory chronological-feed options. During a rare press briefing, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri made the provocative case that switching off the algorithm would leave users with a worse experience, giving journalists a timely hook around platform control, addiction and regulation.

Why it worked: They piggybacked a live policy fight and supplied a contrarian, CEO-voiced stat-backed claim that reframed “choice” as worse outcomes.

The lesson: Consider timing a product demo to a regulatory moment and arming a founder with one counterintuitive data point that punctures consensus.

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abc.net.au Instagram boss warns users will be 'overwhelmed' without algorithm Thursday 10th September, 2026
socialmediatoday.com Instagram Chief warns against eliminating algorithms | Social Media Today Thursday 10th September, 2026
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