Instagram pauses ‘recent’ search listings on U.S. site to stop fake election news – By Reuters Staff (Reuters) / Oct 29 2020
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s FB.O Instagram said on Thursday it was making changes to its image sharing platform for U.S. users to prevent the spread of misinformation around the Nov. 3 presidential election.
For users in the United States, Instagram will temporarily remove the “Recent” tab from hashtag pages starting Thursday, it said in a statement on Twitter.
“We’re doing this to reduce the real-time spread of potentially harmful content that could pop up around the election,” the statement added.
Instagram’s “Recent” tab arranges hashtags in chronological order and amplifies content. Researchers have cautioned that automated amplification can lead to the rapid spread of misinformation on the platform.
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