-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 saidWhen 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.
The decision to disable the recent tab for Instagram hashtags comes after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said he was worried about the elevated risk for civil unrest in the U.S. due to the election. "I'm worried that with our nation so divided and election results potentially taking days or weeks to be finalized, there is a risk of civil unrest across the country," Zuckerberg said on a call discussingOther steps the company has taken includes
Misinformation such as dismissing the Hunter Biden story as part of a Russian plot?
Meaning anything pro-Trump or anti-Biden
Sow?
Riiiiiight, because social media companies have such a good record so far
Facebook making a difference- one cycle too late. That's why users are down- why i deleted my profile. The worlds most read non-newspaper is also the worlds largest purveyor of misinformation. I've been telling you about these malicious Russians, sounding like a loon. VOTE.
Fauci for President!! H Biden for VP!! Fauci2024
Instagram is for Democrats only.
Sure. Eyeroll
With the election already underway, itsn't it a little late for that?
people?
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