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LUX Turns Ads into "Algorithm Cleansers" Designed to Influence Social Feeds

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LUX Turns Ads into "Algorithm Cleansers" Designed to Influence Social Feeds
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LUX Turns Ads into "Algorithm Cleansers" Designed to Influence Social Feeds

2026-04-10 22:40 Last Updated At:04-13 12:52

Soap giant LUX is bringing its cleansing power to social media feeds.

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 10 April 2026 - LUX has launched LUX My Algorithm, a new global initiative that reimagines the role of social media advertising by transforming ads into tools designed to influence the algorithms that shape what people see. Instead of simply competing for attention, the campaign introduces a new approach where advertising generates behavioural signals that can help redirect and diversify users' feeds over time.


Developed in partnership with VML, the campaign transforms LUX's ads into what it calls "algorithm cleansers", content engineered to generate behavioural signals that help redirect and diversify users' feeds over time.

Feeds aren't as personal as they feel

Social media feeds are often seen as a reflection of personal taste. In reality, they are shaped by behaviour. Every pause, watch, save, or share becomes a signal that determines what appears next.

Over time, these signals can narrow feeds into repetitive loops, built not from what they actively choose, but from what they momentarily engage with.

While users may not fully control their feeds, they are constantly influencing them.

An ad that doesn't just reach you, but teaches your algorithm

LUX's approach is built on a simple shift in thinking. An ad is not just a message. It is a behavioural event.

Every interaction with an ad generates signals, and those signals influence the algorithm to evolve.

This is the first time a brand has designed advertising not just to influence people directly, but to influence the algorithms that shape what people see.

It also introduces a new dynamic between paid and organic content. Behaviours driven by ads can influence what platforms recommend beyond them.

From interruption to intervention

LUX My Algorithm turns advertising into something more active. Not just appearing in feeds, but acting on them.

Developed in consultation with algorithm experts, the campaign reflects a deeper understanding of how digital systems can be influenced through behaviour.

Dr. Catherine Ball, Scientist and Futurist, said:
"This campaign is doing something fundamentally different. It repurposes advertising from interruption to intervention."

From cleansing skin to cleansing feeds

The campaign extends LUX's long-standing association with cleansing into the digital world. LUX My Algorithm addresses the accumulation of signals that shape content, mood, and self-expression over time.

Judy Zu, Global Brand Director, LUX, said:
"LUX has always stood for self-expression. 'My Algorithm' starts from a simple truth: what we engage with shapes what we see, and how we feel. This is about helping people take a more intentional role in that process, and creating a more positive relationship with their feeds."

Tested in real feeds

Before launching globally, LUX tested the idea through a real-world experiment. Participants engaged consistently with LUX content over time, resulting in observable shifts in their feeds as new recommendation patterns emerged.

As part of the campaign, LUX continues to document how feeds evolve through sustained interaction, observing how content exposure can gradually redirect and diversify.

A global rollout

Now live across seven markets, LUX My Algorithm spans multiple platforms through a mix of branded films, creator collaborations, and culturally responsive content, all designed to drive intentional engagement at scale.

In doing so, LUX is redefining advertising, turning social media ads into tools that influence not just what people think, but what they see next.

Hashtag: #LUX #LUXMyAlgorithm

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

About LUX

LUX has been celebrating beauty and femininity since 1925. We uphold beauty that doesn't blend in. It's bold, sassy, maximalist. We will continue to support efforts that will help women best express their Main Character Beauty.

About VML

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, to create connected brands that drive growth. The agency is a leading global marketing and systems integration partner, specializing in creating innovative solutions for business transformation. VML is celebrated for its award-winning work with blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, which name WPP a "Leader" in Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. VML's global network is powered by 28,000 talented people across 60-plus markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 10 April 2026 - LUX has launched LUX My Algorithm, a new global initiative that reimagines the role of social media advertising by transforming ads into tools designed to influence the algorithms that shape what people see. Instead of simply competing for attention, the campaign introduces a new approach where advertising generates behavioural signals that can help redirect and diversify users' feeds over time.


Developed in partnership with VML, the campaign transforms LUX's ads into what it calls "algorithm cleansers", content engineered to generate behavioural signals that help redirect and diversify users' feeds over time.

Feeds aren't as personal as they feel

Social media feeds are often seen as a reflection of personal taste. In reality, they are shaped by behaviour. Every pause, watch, save, or share becomes a signal that determines what appears next.

Over time, these signals can narrow feeds into repetitive loops, built not from what they actively choose, but from what they momentarily engage with.

While users may not fully control their feeds, they are constantly influencing them.

An ad that doesn't just reach you, but teaches your algorithm

LUX's approach is built on a simple shift in thinking. An ad is not just a message. It is a behavioural event.

Every interaction with an ad generates signals, and those signals influence the algorithm to evolve.

This is the first time a brand has designed advertising not just to influence people directly, but to influence the algorithms that shape what people see.

It also introduces a new dynamic between paid and organic content. Behaviours driven by ads can influence what platforms recommend beyond them.

From interruption to intervention

LUX My Algorithm turns advertising into something more active. Not just appearing in feeds, but acting on them.

Developed in consultation with algorithm experts, the campaign reflects a deeper understanding of how digital systems can be influenced through behaviour.

Dr. Catherine Ball, Scientist and Futurist, said:
"This campaign is doing something fundamentally different. It repurposes advertising from interruption to intervention."

From cleansing skin to cleansing feeds

The campaign extends LUX's long-standing association with cleansing into the digital world. LUX My Algorithm addresses the accumulation of signals that shape content, mood, and self-expression over time.

Judy Zu, Global Brand Director, LUX, said:
"LUX has always stood for self-expression. 'My Algorithm' starts from a simple truth: what we engage with shapes what we see, and how we feel. This is about helping people take a more intentional role in that process, and creating a more positive relationship with their feeds."

Tested in real feeds

Before launching globally, LUX tested the idea through a real-world experiment. Participants engaged consistently with LUX content over time, resulting in observable shifts in their feeds as new recommendation patterns emerged.

As part of the campaign, LUX continues to document how feeds evolve through sustained interaction, observing how content exposure can gradually redirect and diversify.

A global rollout

Now live across seven markets, LUX My Algorithm spans multiple platforms through a mix of branded films, creator collaborations, and culturally responsive content, all designed to drive intentional engagement at scale.

In doing so, LUX is redefining advertising, turning social media ads into tools that influence not just what people think, but what they see next.

Hashtag: #LUX #LUXMyAlgorithm

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

About LUX

About VML

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LUX Turns Ads into "Algorithm Cleansers" Designed to Influence Social Feeds

LUX Turns Ads into "Algorithm Cleansers" Designed to Influence Social Feeds

LUX Turns Ads into "Algorithm Cleansers" Designed to Influence Social Feeds

LUX Turns Ads into "Algorithm Cleansers" Designed to Influence Social Feeds

FOSHAN, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 31 May 2026 - As global travelers seek more diverse destinations, China has emerged as a top choice. In the first quarter of 2026, the country recorded 21.33 million border entries and exit checks involving international visitors. Among the growing array of destinations in the vast country, China's villages have emerged as a compelling draw. To explore these gems, CGTN presents Village Voyage, a series following American host Julian Waghann and Namibian traveler Absalom Absalom through villages in Guangdong Province, located in the Pearl River Delta, north of Hong Kong. For Absalom, the journey offers what he sees as a replicable model of how villages can thrive without losing their "souls."

Village Voyage: Where China's rural soul meets the world

Village Voyage: Where China's rural soul meets the world

Ancestral halls and the scholars who never left

In Shunde's Yang'e Village in southern Guangdong Province, Julian and Absalom step into the cultural space of a community – once the Lu Ancestral Hall, where scholar Lu Cang founded an academy after retiring from office. It is a small village but home to 14 civil and military jinshi scholars during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, a reflection of its long-held reverence for education. A jinshi was the highest and most prestigious rank in China's imperial civil service examination system - a scholar who passed the final court-administered exam. But the village's living heritage does not stop at books. Here, the lion dance – an intangible cultural heritage item – passes down from old masters to children. "If they want to learn, we just provide the opportunity for the kids," said lion dance coach Feng Jianhua. "So, they can carry forward our millennia-old culture."

The village that gave the world kung fu

Few know Bruce Lee's ancestral home stands in Jun'an, Shunde. Guangdong has long been the heartland of southern Chinese martial arts. Locals greet each other not with "Have you eaten?" but "Have you had your night porridge?" – a phrase that means "Have you been practicing kung fu?"

Luo Dezhi, a fifth-generation inheritor of Shaolin Wing Chun and Bruce Lee's fellow disciple, has trained for over 50 years. "For a martial artist, virtue comes first, then a strong body," he said. "Kung fu represents traditional Chinese culture – to strengthen the body, protect oneself, and help others."

Soft gold from village waterways

A century ago, merchant He Mingshi shipped xiangyunsha – gambiered Canton gauze, known as "soft gold" – from Shunde's villages down the Pearl River Delta to countries abroad, like Malaysia.

The saying goes: "A tael of gold for a tael of silk." Today, this UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage is still made by hand. "It's way harder than it looks," Absalom said as he tried the process. Inheritor Chen Hongfa watched and smiled. From Shunde, Guangdong, the craft reaches the world.

UNESCO gastronomy inside towns

Shunde is one of only a handful of UNESCO Cities of Gastronomy worldwide. Within Guangdong – a province famous for Cantonese cuisine – Shunde is widely regarded as its birthplace. "About ten years ago, they converted this place into a food street," a fish skin vendor said. Now, visitors come for crispy African crucian carp skin, fried milk (a recipe unchanged since 2002), and Shunde raw fish slices. "This is the best choice I've made this year so far," Absalom said. "I would never imagine tasting this in a village."

More than a series – a travel companion

Village Voyage is more than a television feature. It is a living travel guide – a "road book" that maps Shunde's hidden gems through detailed itineraries, rich photo essays, and short-form videos. The series expands beyond the screen with guest vlogs and first-person POV footage, placing viewers directly into the boat, the kung fu training hall, and the bustling food street. For armchair travelers and policymakers alike, it offers an immersive, replicable vision of rural development. Whether you seek cultural roots, martial arts legacy, merchant wisdom, or the simple warmth of a village meal, this series delivers it all, through the quiet rituals of daily life: a bowl of porridge, a punch practiced at dawn, a piece of silk dried in sunlight.

An open, confident rural China is not a relic. It is a flight or train ride away.

Hashtag: #CGTN

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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