Article 6RBR2 Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control

Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control

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Umar Shakir
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On Threads, the topic of Threads Moderation Failures" is trending. Some users complain their accounts are being deleted or restricted for linking to articles with controversial topics. Instagram and Threads boss Adam Mosseri is directly replying to some complaints and said he's looking into it." And I'm one of many people who's had their account deleted for allegedly being a child - which I am not.

Moderation is a perennial problem on social media, but based on social media posts and The Verge staff's own experiences, Meta is currently banning and restricting users on a hair trigger. One of my colleagues was locked out of her account briefly this week after joking that she wanted to die" because of a heatwave.

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