ZeroSuitBritney Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Meta has added a feature to Instagram, which is ON by default for all users, to limit political content. According to the app settings page, "Political content is likely to mention governments, elections, or social topics that affect a group of people and/or society at large" During an election year and active genocide, mind you. They aren't even hiding it anymore. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/instagram-users-outraged-by-app-limiting-political-content-ahead-of-elections/ To switch it back, simply go to your settings -> scroll down to "Content preferences" -> Political content -> switch to 'Don't Limit' 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contessa Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Despicable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartender Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 zuckerberg can go **** himself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropez Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 You mean Meta the same place that was found to host a litany of false information? I guess the reason why they are doing this is because governments are cracking down on them for all the false information that dominates those websites. This is just a band-aid to say they did something to stem the problems. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthteller Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moloko Plus Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Liberals showing off their true colors yet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Not defending this obviously But who goes to instagram to find political content? 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scandal Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 13 minutes ago, Trent W said: Not defending this obviously But who goes to instagram to find political content? what kind of argument or comment is this? there are 2 billion users on instagram so news obviously gets shared there + even if it had 10 users, that doesn't make censorship okay 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciencemagic Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Is this a bad thing…? It's been shown time and time again how the algorithm used by sites like Facebook, insta are basically echo chambers and they can often lead to radicalization and indoctrination in some ways, so if they're limiting that happening by default, I view that as a good thing?? This feature probably should've been publicized so users could select if they want political content or not. I hate Meta with a passion and people should stop using it, but I feel like this isn't that bad of a decision? this isn't censorship BFFR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroSuitBritney Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 58 minutes ago, Trent W said: Not defending this obviously But who goes to instagram to find political content? Well when western media is censoring an ongoing genocide, is Instagram not an appropriate outlet for news showing what is actually happening? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 minute ago, ZeroSuitBritney said: Well when western media is censoring an ongoing genocide, is Instagram not an appropriate outlet for news showing what is actually happening? I said I was not defending this censorship But let's not pretend instagram is the best outlet to promote political content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroSuitBritney Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 1 minute ago, Trent W said: I said I was not defending this censorship But let's not pretend instagram is the best outlet to promote political content What are some better alternatives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domination Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 It's obviously to a) reduce the amount of fake news and b) improve user engagement. Social media has literally become a cesspool of politics and it's become increasingly so for like the last ten years. It was probably good for business for some time around 2014-2017 but everything post 2020 BLM and the following election would lead me to believe that there's a tipping point and we reached it. The vast majority of people do not want to be voluntarily inundated with misery and regardless of political stance that is really all it's become. 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 minutes ago, ZeroSuitBritney said: What are some better alternatives? X/Twitter and tiktok are the best social media outlets to spread political content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroSuitBritney Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 3 minutes ago, Trent W said: X/Twitter and tiktok are the best social media outlets to spread political content I see the same exact political content on X and Instagram, considering I (and I'm assuming most other people) follow the same types of accounts on both platforms, so I don't understand what you're saying. TikTok is pretty similar too, and is on the verge of being banned in the United States. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torturedpoet Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Good. I'm tired of seeing it tbh. Maybe everyone stops getting their dumb political opinions reinforced by equally dumb peers. If you're going to Instagram to educate yourself on politics 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dula Peep Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I just wanna see thotty thirst trap pics anyways on insta so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 21 minutes ago, ZeroSuitBritney said: I see the same exact political content on X and Instagram, considering I (and I'm assuming most other people) follow the same types of accounts on both platforms, so I don't understand what you're saying. TikTok is pretty similar too, and is on the verge of being banned in the United States. And that's your preference But obviously most of instagram is not the target for political content The app was built on fashion, entertainment and beauty. I'm not saying political content shouldn't be there, but most of people who use instagram don't want political content 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillz Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 You can literally turn it off. This isn't censorship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spree Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 17 hours ago, Trent W said: X/Twitter and tiktok are the best social media outlets to spread political content And 100% of all that content gets copy/pasted on IG. i use IG way more than TT so my feed is all political. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) 57 minutes ago, spree said: And 100% of all that content gets copy/pasted on IG. i use IG way more than TT so my feed is all political. Again, that's your preference and that's okay There is nothing wrong with people who don't want politics in ig, which is like 80% of the user base. It is shady they did this quietly but most people there don't want politics so no big loss Edited March 23 by Trent W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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