Washington Post (WP) has published an investigation revealing that Instagram has been used in the recent years for trafficking in female domestic migrant workers.
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Instagram removes Palestine-related posts via automation
Instagram removed non-violative content supporting Palestine due to automated content moderation.
Meta’s reliance on automation for content moderation is a significant factor in the erroneous enforcement of its policies, which has resulted in the removal of non-violative content in support of Palestine on Instagram and Facebook.
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Instagram faces child sex trafficking allegations
Instagram is accused of enabling child sex trafficking through its marketplaces.
Instagram made 'attorney-client privilege' swag hats for employees who concealed kids safety docs in court battle
Instagram allegedly made hats for its employees with the phrase “attorney-client privilege” – an “utterly sick” joke about using legal loopholes to conceal explosive legal documents about kids social media addiction, according to critics.
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Parent company of Facebook and Instagram donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram donated $1 million to the inaugural fund of President-Elect Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The parent company of Facebook and Instagram confirmed it donated $1 million to the inaugural fund of President-Elect Donald Trump.
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram confirmed it donated $1 million to the inaugural fund of President-Elect Donald Trump.
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Instagram is accused of censoring Palestinian posts
A former Meta engineer accused Instagram of censoring Palestinian Instagram posts in a lawsuit also alleging wrongful termination and discrimination.
A former Meta engineer accused the owner of Facebook and Instagram of censoring Palestinian Instagram posts in a lawsuit that also accuses the company of wrongful termination and discrimination.
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Instagram abandoned encryption plans for DMs
Instagram abandoned plans to encrypt direct messages, citing concerns about protecting children on the platform.
He also discussed previously abandoned plans to encrypt Instagram’s direct messages, noting that doing so would have made it harder to protect children on the platform.
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Instagram removed abortion pill posts
Instagram removed posts from users mentioning abortion pills.
In the days and weeks after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June 2022, several abortion rights groups had their Instagram and TikTok posts removed or accounts suspended, while Instagram and Facebook deleted the posts of users who mentioned abortion pills.
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Instagram is accused of harming teens' mental health
Multiple school districts and local governments allege Instagram harms children and teenagers' mental health.
Multiple cases have been filed by school districts and local governments alleging that social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok and Youtube harm children and teenagers' mental health.
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Instagram apologizes for silencing Black voices
Instagram apologized for algorithmically silencing Black voices.
