Instagram is apparently making strides towards amplifying smaller creators on the platform.
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced in an Instagram Reel that the company is working to help smaller creators get more reach on the app, primarily by making changes to how they rank recommendations.
"Historically, if I'm honest, I don't think Instagram has been good enough by small creators out there," Mosseri says, adding "not enough goes out to the little guys."
Mosseri explained that recommendations – which are photos and videos from people who you do not follow – will now include smaller creators more and "give every Reel a chance by showing it to non-followers right away."
In essence, this will help content from small creators become more visible. Instagram believes that the update to ranking recommendations will give such creators greater distribution across the platform.
As people engage with the content, top performing reels will be shown to a slightly wider audience, after which a set of the best performing ones will be displayed to an even wider group.
Instagram also announced that it will prioritize original content, with reposts being replaced by the original post, and labels being added to reposted content that will link to the original creator. Additionally, Instagram is deterring aggregated content and removing them from recommendations, giving original content more reach.
The changes are being rolled out slowly.
