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Instagram will disable a feature that could be used to sow election misinformation
CNBC ^ | 10/29/2020 | Salvador Rodriguez

Posted on 10/30/2020 9:08:00 AM PDT by Zenyatta

Facebook-owned Instagram on Thursday announced it will temporarily remove the “Recent” tab from hashtag pages in an effort to reduce the spread of misinformation in the run-up to the Nov. 3 U.S. election.

“We’re doing this to reduce the real-time spread of potentially harmful content that could pop up around the election,” the social network said in a tweet.

When people tap on or search for a hashtag on Instagram, the app shows them top results and recent results. The recent tab shows the latest content labeled with that hashtag, regardless of whether it’s relevant to the topic.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Issues
KEYWORDS: censorship; facebook; instagram
translation: pure censorship
1 posted on 10/30/2020 9:08:00 AM PDT by Zenyatta
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To: Zenyatta

translation: pure censorship!

So don’t waste your time with this left wing outlet!


2 posted on 10/30/2020 9:12:16 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I would rather be killed by Covid than by Loneliness, at the end of my life! I'll be 82 in November!)
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To: Zenyatta

They bragged about their election interference in 2016.
Apple, Twitter, Google, Instagram collude to defeat Trump
http://observer.com/2016/08/tech-companies-apple-twitter-google-and-instagram-collude-to-defeat-trump/


3 posted on 10/30/2020 11:58:31 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: Zenyatta

IOW, if Trump is killing Biden/Harris they won’t allow that information to be posted.

If Biden is ahead, we’ll all know about it.


4 posted on 10/30/2020 2:14:35 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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