“Users across Meta’s platforms report two distinct issues — Instagram’s blocking of Democrat-related search terms and Facebook’s unexpected behavior regarding presidential account follows. Both situations have emerged during a sensitive period of political transition, leading to increased scrutiny of the company’s content moderation practices.”
Full article by Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/esatdedezade/2025/01/21/meta-faces-backlash-as-democrat-related-terms-disappear-from-instagram/
Also covered by the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g32yxpdz0o