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

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, apologized on Thursday for the violent, graphic content some users saw on their Instagram Reels feeds. Meta attributed the problem to an error the company says has been addressed. "We have fixed an error that caused some users to see content in their Instagram Reels feed that should not have been recommended," a Meta spokesperson said in a statement provided to CNET. "We apologize for the mistake." Meta went on to say that the incident was an error unrelated to any content-policy changes the company has made. At the start of the year, Instagram made some significant changes to its user and content-creation policies, but these changes didn't specifically address content filtering or inappropriate content appearing on feeds. Meta made its own content-moderation changes more recently and has dismantled its fact-checking department in favor of community-driven moderation. Amnesty International warned earlier this month that Meta's changes could rai ... Read full article.