Moderation cuts leave most extremist, antisemitic content on Instagram unchecked, ADL finds

New ADL report reveals: Alarming proliferation in antisemitism and extremism on Instagram

With less content moderation, white supremacist networks, terror group supporters, and Nazi merchandise vendors thrive on Instagram; enforcement testing shows 93 percent of reported extremist content goes unremoved.

ADL warns Meta policy shift could hurt ad revenue as report notes rise in hateful, extremist content

Meta announced a rollback of its content moderation policies last year in a major shift from what it had done in the past. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is warning that the move has not only allowed hateful and even pro-terror content to spread, but has also put a source of Meta's revenue at risk.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in January 2025 that the company would end its fact-checking program and lift restrictions on speech to "restore …

Instagram removed only 7% of reported extremist content, ADL says

The social media platform is "being used as a key tool to bring smaller extremist profiles out of obscurity and into more people’s feeds," Alex Friedfeld, of the ADL, told JNS.

Moderation cuts leave most extremist, antisemitic content on Instagram unchecked, ADL finds

The platform is “developing into a hub for hate and antisemitism," CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said.

Instagram fails to remove nearly all reported extremist content after Meta moderation rollback, ADL study finds

A new report reveals that Instagram failed to remove 93% of reported extremist and hateful content, tying the trend directly to Meta’s efforts to roll back content moderation last year. The changes lifted some speech restrictions, allowing incendiary content to remain on the platform, fueling what the Anti-Defamation League report calls a surge of antisemitism. The ADL report, “How Meta’s Content Moderation Changes Risk Turning Instagram into a …