Instagram Blocked LGBTQ Hashtags, Categorizing Them as ‘Sexually Suggestive Content’
- Instagram's sensitive content filter mistakenly restricted broad LGBTQ+ hashtags, limiting the visibility of posts and videos for users with sensitive content control enabled, including teenagers.
- Meta confirmed the error and stated that the restricted hashtags were mistakenly categorized as 'sexually suggestive content.'
- The incident raised concerns about content moderation on Meta platforms, particularly during the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election.
- Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced changes to content moderation policies, easing restrictions on political content following the admission of the error.
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