Instagram is expanding its recommendation restrictions beyond Reels to photos and carousels, targeting accounts that post unoriginal content like tweet roundups The Verge 2026-05-01 Mia Sato Instagram Related Coverage Facebook and Instagram losing users, with signs pointing to low-quality feeds 9to5Mac · Ben Lovejoy Instagram cracks down on content aggregators TechCrunch · Aisha Malik Instagram is cracking down on unoriginal photo posts, not just Reels Trusted Reviews · Diane Templado Instagram has a new penalty for unoriginal content aggregators: No recommendations Tubefilter · Sam Gutelle Instagram Cracks Down on Accounts That Mostly Post Unoriginal Content CNET · Meara Isenberg Instagram's New Policy is Bad News For Content Aggregators Android Headlines · Sai Krishna Instagram's recommendation algorithm will penalize ‘unoriginal’ photo and carousel posts Engadget · Karissa Bell Discussion @nikitabier Nikita Bier on x @KatieMiller [Edited LinkedIn profile: Nikita Bier, Head of Product at X and Meta] @katiemiller Katie Miller on x Instagram is no longer rewarding aggregators. Sounds a lot like what they are doing on X. [video]