Yuan has admitted CNBC The Instagram is experiencing an error that is flooding a user’s account with reel videos that are not usually surfaced by its algorithms. “We are addressing a bug that makes certain users see content in their Instagram reel feeds not recommended,” the company told news. “We apologize for this error.” Users have visited social media platforms to ask others if they have also been flooded with reels with violent and sexual themes recently. one User on reddit Say their reel pages were flooded with school shootings and murders.
Others explain They are getting back to back bloody videos such as stabbing, beheading and cast cutting, naked, Uncensored porn and direct rape. Some say that even if they are able to enable their sensitive content controls, they will still see similar videos. Social media algorithms are designed to show you videos and other content, similar to the ones you usually watch, read, like, or interact with. However, in this case, Instagram even showed graphic videos to people who did not interact with similar reels, sometimes even after the user had them It took time Click “Not Interested” on the scroll with violent or sexual content.
Yuan spokesperson did not tell CNBC What the hell is the error, but some of the videos people report shouldn’t be on Instagram in the first place, which is based on the company’s own policies. “To protect users…we removed the largest graphic content and added warning labels to other graphic content so people know that it can be sensitive or disturbing before clicking,” the company’s policy read. Rules of the meta Say it also It eliminates “real photos and videos of nudity and sexual activity.”
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