Instagram accidentally activates setting to limit political content ahead of first Biden-Trump debate

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Posted on AllSides June 26, 2024

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Instagram accidentally changed users’ settings to limit political content automatically, even if those users had turned the option off, the company confirmed Thursday.

Several Instagram users spoke out after noticing their settings had been changed to limit political content, an option created by parent company Meta in February, ahead of Thursday’s first 2024 debate between President Biden and former President Trump.

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