How to Remove Weird AI Videos from Instagram and TikTok Feeds

If your Instagram or TikTok feed feels overrun with strange videos that don’t seem real — like animals doing human tasks, odd celebrity mashups, or surreal-looking people — you're not imagining things. These are often AI-generated clips, made quickly using artificial intelligence tools, and they’re filling up social media because they attract clicks.

Many people call these clips “AI slop.” They’re usually low-effort, bizarre, and designed to grab attention — not because they’re interesting or helpful, but because they trick social media algorithms into thinking people love them. The problem? Once you watch just one, even for a second, your feed might start showing more and more of this junk content.

Luckily, Instagram and TikTok both offer tools to help you reset your content preferences. That means you can tell the app to stop showing you those kinds of videos and get back to seeing posts you actually care about. Here’s how to do that on each app in clear, easy-to-follow steps.

Instagram: How to Reset Suggested Content and Clean Up Your Explore Page

1. Open the Instagram app.

2. Tap your profile picture at the bottom right.

3. Tap the three lines in the top right corner.

4. Scroll down and tap “Content preferences.”

5. Choose “Reset suggested content.”

Instagram will tell you this action changes the types of content you’ll see — but don’t worry, it won’t unfollow anyone or delete anything.

6. Tap “Next.”

7. You’ll see an option to unfollow any accounts you no longer want to follow or change the kinds of ads you see.

8. Tap “Reset suggested content” again to confirm.

This will clear out the AI junk and help Instagram start showing you better content again.

TikTok: How to Refresh Your ‘For You’ Feed

1. Open the TikTok app.

2. Tap your profile icon in the bottom right.

3. Tap the three lines in the top right.

4. Go to “Settings and privacy.”

5. Tap “Content preferences” under “Content & Display.”

6. Choose “Refresh your For You feed.”

TikTok will explain that this won’t delete your saved videos or change who you follow — it just resets the types of videos the app shows you.

7. Tap “Continue.”

8. Tap “Refresh.”

9. If it asks why you’re resetting, choose an answer or skip it.

Your For You feed will now restart and start learning what kind of content you prefer — ideally with less AI noise.

Why You Should Care About Clearing Out AI Content

These strange AI videos aren’t just weird — they push out the stuff you actually want to see. Whether it’s posts from your friends, real creators you follow, or helpful news and entertainment, AI content can drown it all out.

These videos exist just to make people stop scrolling, even if it’s only for a moment. The more people watch them, the more the algorithm promotes them — turning your feed into a mess of confusing, meaningless content.

By resetting your suggestions, you make space for quality, human-made content again. You get more control over what you see, and less of the stuff that just clutters your screen.

Tips to Keep Your Feed Clean Going Forward

• Avoid clicking on AI-looking videos, even for a second — this tells the app you like them.

• Use the “Not Interested” or “Hide” options when you see videos you don’t want.

• Review your content preferences regularly and update them as needed.

• Support real creators by liking and sharing their posts — this helps the algorithm know what you prefer.

With a few quick steps, you can take back control of your Instagram and TikTok feeds. Instead of weird AI clips, you’ll start seeing more real, useful, and enjoyable content again — and that’s what social media should be about.

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