Users of Instagram now need to access their settings on the app in order to disable the restriction on political content.
Users of Instagram now need to access their settings on the app in order to disable the restriction on political content. Users of the popular social media platform now have to go into their settings under “[c]ontent preferences,” click on “[p]olitical content,” and choose the option to not “limit political content from…
Instagram announced On the popular social media platform, users must navigate to their settings, click on “Content preferences,” select “Political content,” and opt out of “limiting political content from people you don’t follow,” or else Instagram will restrict political content from those the user doesn’t follow by default.
In February, they announced that they would no longer actively suggest political content. blog A post on Instagram's page from last month states, “We want Instagram and Threads to be an enjoyable experience for all. If you follow accounts that post political content, we don’t want to interfere with their posts, but we also don’t want to actively suggest political content from accounts you don’t follow.”
“We’re expanding our current approach to handling political content – we won’t actively recommend political content on recommendation surfaces across Instagram and Threads,” said the Instagram blog post from last month. “If you still want these posts suggested to you, you will have a control to see them.”
The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explained in a post on Threads over a month ago that the purpose of the policy change “is to maintain people’s ability to choose to engage with political content, while also respecting each person’s interest in it.” said Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, discussed the mission of the policy change in a post over a month ago on Threads.
The parent company of Instagram and Threads, Meta, has been contacted by The Hill for comments.
