Instagram’s AI scans posts-old for sensitive material and restricts their visibility.
Digital Desk: Instagram users worldwide report an abrupt shift in their feeds displaying violent and adult-rated NSFW content that occurs commonly even for people using Sensitive Content Control. Various complaints on X (former Twitter) indicate how graphic videos such as violent fighting along with censored bodycam footage of shootings occupy the top spots in Instagram Reels.
Users have reacted with anger to this situation, many of whom have taken to social media to demand replies from Instagram and Meta executives about the problem. Parents and safety advocates are also weighing in, urging immediate actions.
Multiple user complaints have started speculations about the source of Instagram's recent surge of violent and NSFW material. The social media giant Meta has not issued any official statement about the situation but experts suggest two possible explanation to the situtaion either a content moderation system default or an algorithm that has unintentionally misbehaved.
According to Vocal Media that Instagram’s AI technology scans to inspect sensitive content thus blocking it from user view. The system's failure to filter improper content would result in spread of such content throughout users' interaction feeds.
The violent or sensitive posts-old that users might be viewing could be a side effect of a new algorithm change that went wrong. The possible reason behind the many users' exposure to disturbing content might help explain this sudden pattern.
Users on Instagram are unclear about the root cause of their increasing exposure to violent NSFW material because Meta has not provided an official explanation.
The unexplained situation remains as mystery, leaving millions questioning the safety and reliability of their Instagram experience.
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