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Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control

Meanwhile, Threads is filled with engagement bait posts.

Others, like Jorge Caballero, say the automated system has added fact checks with mistakes to material it detects as political, as well as throttling posts with factual information for events like hurricanes. Social media consultant Matt Navarra — who was notified his Threads account is getting downranked after sharing a story about how Tom Brady fell for a Meta AI hoax — got a response to his public complaint from Mosseri. I’m not sure why my ID wasn’t enough to verify my age, and I’m not sure whether the age-related bans are related to the other apparently restrictive moderation calls, like crackergate.

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