Instagram makes changes to the algorithm for displaying existing posts


Instagram has changed its algorithm after a group of employees complained that it censored the content of Palestinian supporters during the Gaza conflict (because this type of content is not visible on Instagram). The Facebook-owned company told Dorjee on Sunday that Instagram typically displays different content in its story section before it is republished, but will now be more careful about displaying existing content. Dad.

As reported by Bazfid News and the Financial Times, a group of Instagram employees made numerous requests for content that was censored by Instagram’s automated content control system (such as Al-Aqsa Mosque posts that were mistakenly deleted). Is. According to Financial News, the employees believed that the content censorship was not intentional, but one of them stated that the content censorship was biased against any group or opinion.

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A Facebook spokesman wrote in a letter to Darwish that the new change in Instagram’s content management and control algorithm was not only in response to concerns about Palestinian fans and related content, but that the company understood why the algorithm was malfunctioning. Posts that its users think are most important to them, and deletes some of the other posts that many believe suppress certain views or topics.

A Facebook spokesman commented:

We want to make this really clear. We do not intentionally delete such content. The problem is with each post that is reshared in the story section, no matter what it is about.

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have been criticized over the past few weeks, with many users talking about how they are doing when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Earlier this month, Twitter restricted the account of a Palestinian writer, who later said the move was wrong.

Instagram also apologized to all its users after many accounts failed to post Palestinian content for 6 hours on May 6. This was the issue that the head of Instagram, Adam Maseri, announced in his tweet that the problem was caused by technical problems.

Instagram has said that in many cases it has heard criticism from users who say they are more interested in seeing the main stories of their close friends than in people who share other people’s photos and posts. A Facebook spokesperson said that is why he prioritized the main stories in the show on Instagram.

A Facebook spokesman said:

Criticism and suggestions about how to show a story on Instagram have increased, and this has happened not only now but also in the past. Regarding the number of people who share the posts again, we will limit such posts in the Instagram search section. Stories that reshare other people’s posts are not popular, and showing duplicate content to users is not a good thing.

A Facebook spokesman added that Instagram still believes that users are interested in seeing original stories rather than duplicates and republished ones, so it is looking at how original stories work on their app and platform through new tools.


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