Hashtags and humour are used to spread extreme content on social media: Conspiracy theories and incitement to harassment and violence abound on mainstream social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Accounts peddling child abuse content flood some X hashtags as safety partner cuts ties
Threads is rolling out its hashtags without the hash symbol globally
Meta's Threads is getting searchable topics (just don't call them hashtags)
Threads is testing hashtags with a side of trending topics