New York A bug in Instagram's algorithm systemically shielded Donald Trump from negative hashtags without doing the same for rival Joe Biden, the company confirmed.
According to an investigation from the Tech Transparency Project, since at least June, searches for Biden-related content returned hashtags with counter-messaging, while searches for Trump-related content did not return any hashtags at all. Instagram has since disabled its 'related hashtags' feature — which algorithmically suggests content relevant to a user's search — calling the discrepancy a"technical error.
A bug Really
Thus keeping in line with today’s CNN reports that the right wing press criticizes BasementBiden all the time and the MSM doesn’t do the same to Trump. With a straight face, no less. For added charm, they’re pivoted back to Russia.
Juliet_notRomeo A “bug”.
Likely this was not a bug, but promotion action agreed between Trump and Zuckerberg in their secret meeting.
At least they get coverage. LetHerSpeak
Modern technology for old dogs
That's crap on a cracker. Instagram is OWNED by Facebook. It's a set up, just like on Facebook itself.
DeleteFacebook DeleteInstagram DeleteTwitt...
Darwin1800 IG is owned by Facebook. It’s not a big, it’s a feature.
It’s called, “Mark Zuckerbug.”
The Zuckerbug!
Facebook strikes again
Wtf
'bug'
A bug? They are doing the samething This Facebook group its piece of trash
Lol, no point in waiting for Joe to get his ass kicked.
A 'bug', huh?
Yeah right a bug
Where are all the conservative cry babies howling at the moon about how big tech is SO UNFAIR for Donald? Notable related cry babies: IngrahamAngle mattgaetz mschlapp seanhannity TuckerCarlson TomFitton kayleighmcenany
It’s almost like Zuckerberg is in the tank for Trump. All of his talk about his legacy and his daughter is garbage
Hey, Facebook, tell your colleagues at Instagram that they're disgusting. I'll bet it was a 'bug' in their algorithm. Zuckerberg sucks, too.
A 'bug' in instagram made the site respond differently to the names realDonaldTrump and JoeBiden
FuckZuck
Facebook owns Instagram. I'm not surprised.
Someone please explain an algorithmic “bug” that does this. Please. C’mon.
sarahchurchwell ZuckerBug
kg_franklin Oh really? Well isn’t that interesting?
When they ask us how did we let the Nazis take over we can safely say hashtags.
Stop shielding Joe Biden.
LauraDiBella15 Uuups. Coincidence?
Why I use Insta very sparingly these days. Zuck poisoned it.
DeleteFacebook deleteinstagram
Loving the comments, both the right and left think Facebook is against them 😂😂😂
Damn you instagram Zuckerberg
😡😡😡😡😡😡
Really.
“Bug”🙄
Zuckerberg is a white supremacist.
Aka a feature.
KenBerry611 “Bug”? Yeah sure Zuckerberg.
Is that not interfering with a democratic election process? Why is that not treason? Facebook should face the consequences of their treasonous acts!
I think this “bug” has a name: Zuckerberg...and boy is he a pest!
seanmack1025 Shielded algorithm: If trump nope If biden trash the garbage
Weird way of spelling “feature.”
RiskyLiberal 'Bug.'
UnimpressedTX A feature, not a bug.
Can I have a peek at that code and make my own determination whether or not it is a 'bug?'
A “bug.” Right.
You call it a bug but the rest of us call it Russian interference!
PoliticalBee And that insect is Zuckerberg.
A bug. Purely accidental. Just happened to help the guy who's constantly bullying & threatening social media companies & hurt his rival. Weird coincidence
“Bug” you say? Instagram is owned by Facebook, and we all know how chummy Zuckerberg and Trump are. 🤔
BS! Sound deliberate.
A ‘bug’ sounds accidental or an error. Not the case.
Who owns Instagram again?
A bug in an algorithm that helps trump? Anyone believe it was a bug? More like programming.
Working as intended
Imagining the right wing media freakout if it went the other way
melindm2 FuckZuckerberg When Biden wins, I hope Dems come down so hard on him his neural network fries itself.
And Biden will STILL win.
Sure. Not suspicious at all.
Bug my ass, intentional Facebook Zuckerberg sucks FEATURE
Not a bug but a feature
Why am I not even surprised?
“Bug”
'a bug'
Russian bug Who owns Insta?
This not a bug- it is feature! When we remove Trump we must regulate FB. It is a menace and dangerous. Ex employees scared to speak out. FB is out of control. It is long past time.
I thought the conspiracy was that Zuckerberg was a reptile?
Bullshit!!
“Bug”
And what are they doing about it? Just letting it go?
This shit is comical
A bug with initials MZ?
Doubtful.
JFC
morgfair Right. A “bug”.
Zuckerberg and Sandberg strike again.
Bullshit
A bug.
Oh, a 'bug'. How nice.
I wonder who could do that insidejob
Get off instagram & Facebook . tiktok_us is where u want to be
A 'bug'? Probably a deliberately installed 'feature' by major TRUMP campaign supporter/surrogate M.Zuckerberg?
Is turn around fair play or only when it affects the candidate of your choice? Ask Twitter and Facebook they are professionals at it.
Hmm sounds like a preview to our elections
Prove it with out leaving even the smallest shadow of doubt or Shut up!!!!
Really? Hmm, who owns Instagram!
Yeah right and who wrote that algorithm?
“Bug”
that’s a “feature,” not bug
Makes you wonder, why people start shouting before time
''''Bug''''
Zuckerbug 1.0
Hahahah funny but I call b.s on this
deleteinstagram DeleteFacebook
Looks at his face he's crazy .mad at the world hope that Trump s face freezes with that look on it
bannerite And Instagram is owned by...wait for it...Facebook aka Zuckerberg. fingersonthescale
bannerite “A bug”
Facebook and Instagram are drama. I hand eyes on them for bias for Trump! Hmm?
And another Bites the dust in the Saga of Facebook as I beieve also owns Instagram. Are we back to 2016 and the meddling of data again? This time will be Oxford Analitics otherwise Cambridge will be jealous
It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Yeah a “bug” librals at it again
'Bug'
Of course biden is good trump is evil period .
They seriously expect us to believe this was not by design?
Isn’t instagram owned by Facebook markzucky? Figures. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
Not a ‘bug’ a ‘hack’.
that's not a bug, that is BY DESIGN that's not a bug, that is POLITICAL MALFEASANCE that's not a bug, that is CORRUPTION
elizadushku Facebook owns instagram so it's obvious done on purpose.
WTF!
Bug by but bunch of communist
'a bug' 🙄
Hmmm. And who owns Instagram? FuckZuck Facebook
And cows fly!
Not a bug... Buzzfeed found that until recently, searching for JoeBiden on Instagram would also return results for trump2020landslide and democratsdestroyamerica alongside pro-Biden messaging. Meanwhile, a similar search for DonaldTrump did not return related hashtags.
A bug? This can only be done with a special written algorithm. If such algorithms exists in Instagram, it means that they are using forbidden algorithms for their business model comparable with cartels.
“Bug”
Crying babies. Trump will still win.
Instagram is part of Facebook. That’s not a “bug”, that’s absolutely intentional. 😡
Be better that is not a 'bug' but intentionally meant to benefit trump and hurt Biden
„But but social media as a whole is against me. They are hunting me and none of my rivals“
CNN thinks this is big news when there are countless negative hashtags on twitter targeting Trump.
sarahjeong FuckFacebook
Every pair of eyes that sees a piece of Russian propaganda should receive an email from Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter informing them PERSONALLY what information they saw was foreign election interference.They HAVE the data. Tell people they’re being duped. Least they can do.
Really. Or is that the people feel that way. Fool
Not a bug
realDonaldTrump is a pile of pathological garbage
A bug. Just a mistake. Nothing to see here.
True CNN. Cant get people to like Biden no matter how hard you try!
Orange Man Bad
Instagram, the one that belongs to Facebook?
'but tech has a liberal bias' conservative scream.
is there an algorithm on cnn to only support the lefts candidates and smear the prez 24/7?
It’s fine. A “bug” in Twitter blocked the Trump campaign, while allowing khamenei_ir to continue calling for genocide. These pesty bugs...
🤨
It was a feature, not a bug
It's not a bug, it's comon sense.
A 'bug'? It wasn't a bug. It was programmed in deliberately.
frewai That kind of 'bug' is impossible. This is the shitbird that is ZuckerFRAUD not owning up to his blatant corruption. DeleteFacebook DeleteInstagram
American4Love A RUSSIAN BUG DISCOVERED IN INSTAGRAM ALGORITHM!
HighestGoodLife A 'bug.'
ckkoch3 This bug. It wasn't a ladybug was it? 🤔
FACEBOOK again. Facebook owns Instagram. Facebook has “fact-checkers” from the far-right Daily Caller. Mark Zuckerberg seems determined to destroy America.
I’m deleting that F application right now!
Isn't Instagram owned by Zuckerberg now too?
you never post negative things about biden. stfu
A fascist bug, I guess.
A big? Who installed it in the first place?🤔
Now, Instagram, there is something we could all live without. JESUS🙏🙏
Ah yes, those famed 'bugs' wherein a company owned by another company who derives a decent chunk of their traffic from right-wing nuts filters out negative press about the leader of said nuts. Must be that 'other' ternary operator my CompSci professors talked about.
Biden deserves them
How convenient.
Trump continues to show us just how despicable a man he is. Most Amer can't even imagine how utterly depraved n corrupt he is. He is without morals, scruples or principles and lacks any sense of empathy. However, it's the Puppet Masters that we really should be concerned about.
Yeah, sure. More pro-Trump bias from Trump's friends. TrumpCrimeFamily
FU Zombie Zuckerberg. You are a force for so much darkness. FU and your money. FU. cc: Detox_Facebook Facebook
A bug BS it was a deliberate coded function
'Bug'
Lol ...looser Biden
That's not a bug that's a feature. Like zuck isn't sucking up to Trump. What an ass hat.
That’s a feature not a bug
Zuckerberg is just a nerdier version of trump
BULLSHIT! Zuckerberg owns Facebook & Instagram... He'll do everything he can to screw Biden & help Trump get re-elected... Zuckerberg deserves all of our HATE.
It’s not a bug it’s a feature
Well, of course.
norezisitingme Was the bug a billionaire turd named Zuckerberg?
WTF.😡😡
Murder Hornets & Zombie Cicadas are bugs, this isn't a bug. It stinks of malicious selective programming & while some cowboy hack may take the fall there is no way such makes its way into deployment without complicity from senior managers, unless they are even less competent...
That’s because Donald would shut it down or urge any other company to buy it out. TikTok
Trump definitely gets the easy treatment from social media and mainstream media compared to Biden. Biden is being slammed every day while trump gets nothing but candy and rainbows from everyone.
Gotta report this exception over and over and over and over and over. Keep your viewers as ignorant as possible.
A bug? Yah - sure!
What else is new?
Now you cover big tech bias?!?! You guys are schmucks.
Key Words: Mark Zuckerberg, Tik Tok, Reels, Trump, Election.
So you don’t like what you have been doing to trump but are mad because your loser Biden got all that he had coming poor baby’s lie in your bed and you have to lay in your bed
A bug in CNN's algorithm systemically shields liberals and Democrats from negative hashtags without doing the same for rival realDonaldTrump, the company has confirmed.
Suuuuurrre
Lol
How do you get a bug like that? That’s weird. Programming wise it doesn’t make sense to me. 🤔
Sure, when all else fails, blame the computer algorithms. 🙄
Sure a 'bug' also known as manipulation
If you want make logo please contact with me
A 'bug' or a feature 🤔 😆
Oh shut up all y'all do is negative of Trump
lol Biden on IG.....
Boo hoo, Biden has enough hacks from the corrupt Left media cheating for him. The MSM has been running a disinformation campaign against President Trump for over three years.
Instagram is owned by Facebook no wonder it sides with Trump !
Yeah, right.
Not a bug: a feature.
Bullshit. Politically biased ‘bugs’ don’t exist.
Lol we all know it pays to get traffic and he brought them a lot of traffic.
Don’t worry you can pick up the slack you always do
pademsunite A bug by the name of Mark Zuckerberg
This is a national security issue! Ban Instagram! 🙄
.cnn this headline is misleading. It looks like you just took, at face value, their absolute bullshit answer. Where is your investigative team?
Zuckerberg is covering Trump. Facebook has OAN on their advisory board for fact checking. Says it all.
The 'bug' has a name. It rhymes with Muckerberg.
Might that be a Russian “Bug?”
FNN FAKE NEWS NETWORK CNN makes up for any honest news broadcasting by constantly lying
dlang10502 Let the cheating begin
A bug making him think, like Tony the Frosties tiger, he’s great. No wonder the narcissistic buffoon believes he’s untouchable, combined with surrounding him are employees continually nodding heads, saying yes to any outlandish ideas, no wonder he doesn’t understand he’s hated
Owned by FB who's really surprised?
Ummm....I think you got that backwards. Check again.
And twitter did the opposite. They’re even.
Which means the negative media toward POTUS was only 99.9999%? Thanks for clearing that up, CNNFakeNews 😏
So you're saying it was the reverse of what it normally is?
The bug:
How about we don’t shield either and let the people speak for themselves
ASYMPTOMATIC RACISM When someone is infected, but isn't cognizant Of the fact, bc they show no symptoms. Joe Biden & Donald Trump r examples. They're infected w the virus of racism, but r oblivious. Unaware, that they're contagious & Infecting others. They're super spreaders!
Awww how does it feel? They usually do it to help DemocRATS.
President Trump needs a sitcom laugh track when he talks. So Trump does not trust America's Intelligence Agencies that we spend plus $50 Billion annually. Let's see Trump's Taxes. Something is fishy with why Donald has nothing to say about Russia doing bad things.
Lies from the left to shield their inherent bias! StopTheBias
Lies
If you’re going to say “bug”, then say “according to Facebook” instead of “confirmed”. Or don’t call it a “bug”. It can’t be both, cnn. For the love of democracy, please do better.
They should share their algorithm with Google, Twitter, and Facebook
Translation: Denigrating attacks by Russia successful. Instagram hack successful. Trump reelection... Still highly unlikely. (Trump's a total jackass and Russia doesn't have enough hackers to fix that.)
It's not a bug, it's a feature
Of course. These social media sites are part of the liberal propaganda machine.
What are you cooking up now?
The bug seems pretty intelligent.
There weren't any for Joe.
A “bug”
I guess I should have deleted Instagram when I deleted FB
Lies
elizadushku “Bug”
It’s certainly not a random occurrence , we’ve seen the same happen to Harry and Meghan, but Harry’s brother was apparently shielded from these “bugs”. Looks like certain people in specific places are behind this.
Good! Thank you
Instagram is run buy his boy Zuckerberg
Its fucking trump magic. Damn.. That's fycked.
Hackers
Has Instagram fixed it? If not, they are complicit.
A bug? Facebook owns Instagram. . Rizvi Traverse, Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner.
A 'bug'...
It’s not a bug it’s a creature.
Laughable how CNN uses this as an example of non-existant right bias in social media.
Majority of registered voters have already ruled out voting for Biden. The Presidential general election will be just a formality. President Trump will serve, at least, another 4 years.
A bug? Really? Darned things!
Merrirrro A “bug”. Riiiiight.
BS, China News Networks
Is that bug’s name Mark Zuckerberg?
Sounds like a Zuck feature.
Hahahahaha!! That’s karma!! Suck it liberals!
Kimberly_FedUp 'Bug'
Kimberly_FedUp Well, did they fix it?
LOL.. HTH does that feel for a change eh?!!
Liberals - “boycott Instagram” 😂😂
Was it a Zucker-bug?
They are somewhat admitting that they can tilt the scales in SM?
😆😆😆. CNN is a 💩💩💩💩
Who made that mistake? That’s why it’s a “bug.” If it were shielding Joe, it would be functioning properly!
Really? Fix it and release it all
sure jan
You guys are basically saying the algorithm got the wrong guy. It was supposed to protect Biden.
Wtf Instagram....Zuckerberg never ceases to amaze me
Instagram clean up your act.
It was a feature, not a bug.
washingtonpost This is how it’s done. Take note! Great job
FreedomTVR When the bug is a feature.
Lol. This just happened once to Joe Biden, and you’re wailing. They have banning and deleting President Trump’s posts since 2017.
Bug in algorithm. Mhmm
facebook is becoming a major problem...
🐂💩,😎
Bidens not trending..cause they hiding him (opinion) Just about every time he talks the dementia (or whatever is wrong) shows.
WTF? No no no... Not a bug. Trump implant. Trump's the bug! biblebug
You are so desperate ,you will manufacture anything hoping to have Biden win, God knows how corrupt the system has been, and only trump can help to transform it, This is kiling you, so you use every dearty tool in your propaganda . You can’t win unless God let it, period
Sounds like Zuck BS to me.
lovinabox Not even hash tags will save the Devil Spawn especially with the Lincoln Project and Meidas on his ass. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
F*** you CNN!
Folks need to dump Facebook and Instagram. Both are trash.
Yeah, call it bug...
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Uh huh. Bug. Yeah sure
Yeah sure it was a 'bug'. Communist News Network (CNN) is full of absolute SHIT! Per usual!
Racist basment Hoe media not even covering his lates racist comments 2 in same interview.
Definitely not something of note, considering which company’s creator had a secret meeting at the Whitehouse several months ago... kompromatbook
RonBrownstein That doesn’t sound like any kind of bug I ever heard of. That sounds more like a setting.
This some bullshit right here
the biggest bug is in the WH
Instagram is run by facebook
FAKE NEWS !!! You will NOT influence the Election. You are nothing short of Pedo protectors and anti-America.
Zuckerberg is a Trump campaigner at this point
Will Donald have a Twitter meltdown about how UNFAIR Instagram is? Oh wait..............
Interesting...
A bug, of course. What´s the bugs name and his job?
👇🏾👇🏾
Democrats agenda is to Destroy America under Trumps admin! Fact! Despite america is suffering!
gasp
B S
nicole_bertrand so is instagram fixing it?
That is typed 'bug' not bug.
“Facebook got caught shielding negative hashtags for trump, at the same time it was allowing republicans to spread misinformation, now they’re trying to save face by banning a bot farm” fixed that for you.
Ban Instagram
A bug huh 🙄
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 Zuckerberg 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Must have been the same hashtag bug that shielded BarackObama from criticism by the mainstream media during his 8 years in office. 🤔🤐
Not okay.
This was how you guys got Twitter and Facebook to start censoring President Trump. CNNSucks
The bug:
CNN is so obsessed with Trump...Gosh 🤦♂️
NO COLLUSION
A ‘bug’
Facebook/Instagram same same No surprises
“A bug” yeah, right. What’s Twitter ‘s hashtag bug?!? HashtagBug ...$$$
Somebody screwed up It’s normally the other way around.
We must work hard to redress this issue. Do your stuff Twitterati!
Trump 2020 ..Obama dumb🤡🤡
A “bug” that only affected one candidate?
lol right
IG and Facebook are owned by the same asshole. Time to cancel both.
sure thing
Trump does a pretty good job of providing his own negative coverage.
They’re Sectionist and Biased
Facebook owns Instagram so yeah
So basically they gave Joe the President Trump treatment for about an hour. You’re all corrupt as hell anyway, why would we feel some sort of sympathy for Joe for getting a short taste of the medicine you’ve been giving President Trump for the last 4 years?
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