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Instagram’s Sensitive Content Filter Incorrectly Flagged LGBTQ+ Terms for Months

Anshuman Jain
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Instagram mistakenly blocked LGBTQ-related content from teenage users due to misclassified search terms. The issue was resolved after UserMag reached out to Meta, the platform's parent company. This incident comes at the time when Meta is trying to relax censorship and restrictions on Facebook and Instagram.