Meta says they have been working on this problem with Instagram when users search for the terms "Democrat" or "Democrats" they have been showing this message "Results hidden".Social media expert Matt Navarra said that it was a technical problem. They have stated that it was embarrassing for Instagram."In a hyper-partisan environment, even unintentional errors like this can escalate into accusations of partisanship," according to him. If these issues are not resolved quickly they risk fuelling conspiracy theories and damaging Meta's reputation.
When users manually search Instagram for "Democrats" rather than clicking on a hashtag, they are met with the message "We've hidden these results"."Results for the term you searched for may contain sensitive content," the notice reads. There are also fewer hits when users search for "Republicans" rather than "Republican".
Mark Zuckerberg pointing to the "cultural tipping point" that Trump's reelection signified, Meta announced a significant overhaul of its policy to moderate content on its platforms in January. Joel Kaplan, a renowned Republican, has been appointed to succeed Sir Nick Clegg as Meta's global affairs leader. In November, Mr. Zuckerberg paid a visit to the President of the United States at his Mar-a-Lago resort, and Meta donated to a Trump fund. Trump and his friends have previously criticized Met, claiming that it censors right-wing voices and even threatened the Meta head with jail.
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