{"id":3210,"date":"2025-01-21T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolcentral.co.uk\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2025-01-22T13:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:08:50","slug":"meta-faces-backlash-over-a-series-of-platform-issues-affecting-political-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolcentral.co.uk\/?p=3210","title":{"rendered":"Meta faces backlash over a series of platform issues affecting political content"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Users across Meta’s platforms report two distinct issues \u2014 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.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Full article by Forbes: https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/esatdedezade\/2025\/01\/21\/meta-faces-backlash-as-democrat-related-terms-disappear-from-instagram\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Also covered by the BBC: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c4g32yxpdz0o<\/a><\/p>\n

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