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“Meta Faces Backlash As Democrat-Related Terms Disappear From Instagram”

January 22, 2025 • by Esat Dedezade

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces backlash amidst reported Democratic content blocking across Facebook and Instagram (Getty Images)

Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, is facing mounting criticism over a series of platform issues affecting political content related to Democratic Party terms and hashtags, raising questions from critics about its relationship with the new Trump administration.

Users across Meta’s platforms report two distinct issues — Instagram’s blocking of Democrat-related search terms and Facebook’s unexpected behavior regarding presidential account follows. Both situations have emerged during a sensitive period of political transition, leading to increased scrutiny of the company’s content moderation practices.

On Instagram, for example, users attempting to search for “Democrats” are presented with a message stating “we’ve hidden these results,” with the platform declaring that “results for the term you searched for may contain sensitive content,” according to the BBC. Mashable independently verified this issue, confirming that the same message appears whether accessing Instagram via mobile or desktop platforms. The messaging and restrictions appear when users search for either the term itself, or related hashtags.

Meta has acknowledged these issues, providing a statement to the BBC — “We’re aware of an error affecting hashtags across the political spectrum and we are working quickly to resolve it.” However, social media expert Matt Navarra suggests that the timing creates particular challenges for the company. “In a hyper-partisan environment, even unintentional errors like this can escalate into accusations of partisanship,” Navarra told the BBC. “If these issues are not resolved quickly they risk fuelling conspiracy theories and damaging Meta’s reputation.”

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