A Meta ‘error’ broke the political content filter on Threads and Instagram

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By Karissa BellJun 26, 2024, 1:30 pm151 pts
Earlier this year, Meta made the controversial decision to automatically limit political content from users’ recommendations in Threads and Instagram by default. The company said that it didn’t want to “proactively amplify” political posts and that users could opt-in via their Instagram settings if they…

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