Flood of violent and graphic content on Instagram; Meta says an error, not relaxed moderation

Instagram users saw a flood of violent and sexually explicit contents in their Reels before the company responded to complaints … Parent company Meta says it has now fixed the issue, which is claims was due to a “mistake” rather than its new relaxed moderation policy. CNBC reports that it experienced the issue first-hand. On Wednesday night in the U.S., CNBC was able to view several posts on Instagram reels that appeared to show dead bodies, graphic injuries and violent assaults. The posts were labeled “Sensitive Content” […] A number of Instagram users took to various social media platforms to voice concerns about a recent influx of violent and “not safe for work” content recommendations. Some users claimed they saw such content, even with Instagram’s “Sensitive Content Control” enabled to its highest moderation setting. In an update to the report, it said Meta had apologized for the issue. “We have fixed an error that caused some users to see content in their Instagram Reels fee ... Read full article.