Threads and Instagram will recommend political content

Meta Is Making Instagram Political Again
In a post on (where else?) Threads, Mosseri said the company will be shifting away from its opt-in requirement for users to see political content. Instead, political content will be recommended by default, and users will have the ability to adjust the fire hose with three different settings options: less, standard, and more.
Meta: We're Bringing Back Political Content on Instagram and Threads, Too
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri argued that having political content on Threads comes with too many 'integrity risks.' But Meta's recent push to 'restore free expression' changes all that.
Instagram and Threads will now recommend political content
In a move users are calling "embarrassing" and lacking "courage," Instagram and Threads head Adam Mosseri announced that the platforms will be recommending political content to users once again.
Meta to phase back in political content on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
As part of a significant overhaul of its content moderation policies announced on Tuesday, Meta admitted that its approach to limiting political content
Politics pushed on all Instagram and Threads users
Threads and Instagram users will no longer be able to opt out of being shown political content from people they do not follow, parent company Meta has announced. The firm says its part of its reorientation towards "free expression" - a move that saw it ditch fact checkers on Tuesday.
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Instagram recently blocked teen users from viewing the results for numerous LGBTQ+ terms by accident, according to a spokesperson for Meta, the platform's parent company. The restrictions were reported by User Mag,
Threads and Instagram are for politics now, says Adam Mosseri
Under Meta’s ‘More Speech and Fewer Mistakes’ moderation overhaul, the Instagram boss says their default settings will reset to enable recommendations of political content from people you don’t follow.
Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking
Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S.
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Meta to Drop Fact-Checking Program Because It’s ‘Too Politically Biased,’ Adds Community Notes on Facebook and Instagram
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Meta ends fact-checking program as Zuckerberg vows to restore free expression on Facebook, Instagram
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