I’ve noticed a change in the way top posts work recently. Not sure how recent this is. While they used to be the same top posts for a hashtag across all my accounts they are now all different.
I often use top posts to find content and/or gauge post reach.
Now a lot of hashtags, especially more niche tags top posts are basically a mix or random and posts from people I follow including my own posts.
What is going on and what are you’re thoughts on this?
Yes, But it is not based on number of likes like before. I see comments are also not the case.
So perhaps it is impressions as well?
Also the way i shows in the mobile app and mobile browser is not same. So perhaps they check how the likes were made? Using mobile app and browser and show different top 9 section per each medium?
I’ve noticed a lot of the top hashtags I use are now displaying pics that I’ve posted from a few days ago, whereas before I’d be lucky to get even one pic in them after the recent changes to engagement. Something is definitely up with them.
It does seem like I am unable to see my own posts in the top 9. However, I am can my post in the hashtag’s recent posts so I am not shadow banned. Maybe Instagram realized it’s pointless to show you your own post in the top 9 popular posts.
They changed it based on what they THINK is relevant to you and it sucks. I see top posts with 9 likes and no comments on tags you needed thousands of likes to be on the top 9 before.