New York
Instagram, a Facebook-owned app, has made changes to its algorithm following allegations that it suppressed the voice of Palestinians and blocked content in favor of the Palestinian people. The changes came after a group of people working on Instagram complained.
According to a report in the Financial Times, a group of Instagram employees made several appeals for censorship of pro-Palestinian content. Employees do not believe that these posts were deliberately censored, but He said that blocking such a large number of posts was an act of prejudice against an oppressed group.
A Facebook spokesman said the changes to the Instagram algorithm were not just about Palestinian content, but that the company realized that the way the app works, it promotes posts that it thinks users like the most. , As a result of which people feel that certain points or points of view or topics are being suppressed.
“We want to make it clear that this is not the case, it applies to every post that is reshared in the stories, whatever it is. But now, after the new changes, the original content Posts shared with stories will be given equal importance.
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have been heavily criticized in recent weeks, with users citing censorship of Gaza content. In early May, Twitter locked the account of a Palestinian author and later said: This was due to a ‘mistake’, while posts related to Palestine could not be posted on Instagram for several hours on May 6, which the head of the company called the result of a ‘technical bug’.
According to the spokesperson, consumers have consistently said that they are more interested in photos and posts shared by their close friends in the original stores, which is why the original storage was preferred. Posts are being re-shared by and we have seen a greater impact than expected on the reach of these posts.
