Instagram CEO insists the app is NOT listening to you

Instagram CEO insists the app is NOT listening to you - and it's just 'dumb luck' that you see ads on your feed for things you were just talking about The head of Instagram dismissed any theories that Instagram listens to users He said it's either 'dumb luck' or you've forgotten that you had searched about that topic, and that's why you're talking about it Mosseri's statements came an interview with CBS' Gayle King, his first TV interview since taking the role last year  

By Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com

Published: 22:20 BST, 26 June 2019 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 26 June 2019

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It's happened to all of us: you're talking about a specific, niche thing that you haven't searched before, and the next time you open Instagram there's an ad for it.  

According to the CEO of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, that's just 'dumb luck'.

For anyone unconvinced by that theory, Mosseri floated another one: you've forgotten that you had been searching for that very thing - or a related topic, at least - and you started talking about it because you'd already searched for it. 

'You might be talking about something because it's top of mind because you've been interacting with that type of content more recently,' Mosseri said. 

'So maybe you're really into food

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