Bug That Showed Violent Content in Instagram Feeds Is Fixed, Meta Says

Instagram’s parent company meta apologized on Thursday Violent, graphic content Some users are fed on Instagram reels. The meta problem belonged to a mistake that the company was solved.

“We made a mistake that some users did not need to be recommended,” said a metad press secretary told CNET. “We apologize for the mistake.”

Meta continued to say that the incident was an error related to any of the company’s political change. At the beginning of the year Instagram made a bit Significant changes in the policy of creating user and contentHowever, these changes did not name the content filter or inappropriate content that appear in foods.

Meta himself did Content-moderation changes Recently and have The fact of the fact was dismantled in favor of the community managed mildness. Amnesty international This month has warned Meta changes can be increased the risk of violence fuel.

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Meta said the flags are the most graphic or disturbing image removed and replaced by a warning label Users should tap to see footage. It is called a content with some content, but also filtered for those under 18 years of age. The company says it is developing a policy around graphical images with the help of international specialists and it is a process that continues to purify these policies.

Users were sent On social media and on message boards, including redditSome of the unwanted images they see in Instagram are probably due to glitch. They have shots, interruptions, vehicles and other violent actions.

Brooke Erin DuffyCornell University, a social media researcher and associate professor, said that the violation of the violent content of meter is unpretentious.

“Content moderation systems – I will never fail – I never failed,” Duffy told CNET. “And many of the methane moderation (declared last month) will create increased risks and vulnerabilities, yesterday’s ‘glitch’, the first evidence of the less restrained platform costs.”

Duffy added that the moderator of social media platforms is difficult, “Police moderation rules have served as security mechanisms for users, especially for those of marginalized communities.