X Update 2026: Now decide your own For You feed, Elon Musk introduced topic customization feature

News India Live, Digital Desk: On social media platform Solving this problem, Elon Musk has launched the ‘Topic-Level Filtering’ feature. You can now prioritize specific topics like technology, sports, politics or entertainment in your feed. What is this new update? (X Customization Update 2026) Musk has confirmed that after updating the app, when users go to the ‘For You’ section, they will get the option to select their interests. User Control: Now you can only choose “Technology”, after which the algorithm will show you more posts related to gadgets, AI and startups. Getting rid of unwanted content: If you want to stay away from politics or controversial topics, then uncheck them. Can (Uncheck). This will cause the algorithm to reduce posts on those topics in your feed. How does this feature work? Update the app: First, update the Select the topics of your choice. Algorithm change: Once you select a topic, X’s AI based system will place posts related to those topics at the top of your feed.[Image showing X app interface with “For You” feed customization options]Other recent features of The beta version of a separate app ‘X Chat’ has also started testing. Experts’ opinion: Market experts believe that this step has been taken to retain users on the platform amid tough competition from Meta’s ‘Threads’ and other platforms. By getting more control over the feed, the user experience will improve and they will be able to easily find the information of their choice.