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Instagram Hides Search Results for 'Democrats': Platform Promises a Solution

Instagram Hides Search Results for 'Democrats': Platform Promises a Solution
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World January 21, 2025 16:14

- Instagram is facing backlash for hiding search results related to 'Democrats' and 'Democrat', sparking accusations of political bias.

Instagram Search Results Controversy

Instagram has come under fire for hiding search results when users look up the terms 'Democrats' and 'Democrat'. Some users are accusing the platform of having political preferences, referencing an issue that arose since Donald Trump's inauguration where Mark Zuckerberg was also present.

Users report that searching for '#Democrat' or '#Democrats' yields no results, while the hashtag 'Republican' generates 3.3 million posts. Even manually typing 'Democrat' in the search bar does not display any results, instead showing a message stating the results are 'hidden'. The same message appears when searching for 'Republicans' instead of 'Republican'.

Meta, Instagram's parent company, acknowledged the issue affecting hashtags across the political spectrum and assured they are working swiftly to resolve it, as reported to BBC. Social media expert Matt Navarra told BBC that it is likely a technical glitch, but still embarrassing for Instagram. He warned that in a highly polarized environment, even unintentional errors like this can escalate accusations of bias, potentially damaging Meta's reputation.

Meta recently announced a significant overhaul of its content moderation policies for platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The decision to halt factual review of posts by experts due to alleged political bias and excessive censorship led to the implementation of a system where users can fact-check each other's content, a model already in place on X, Elon Musk's social media platform.

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