Instagram is working on new rules for banning accounts [www.engadget.com]
Instagram will let you appeal post takedowns [techcrunch.com]
Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation [www.theverge.com]
This kind of policy baby stepping seems so ineffectual. Is that the point? https://t.co/ue2VqRfkoS
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) May 9, 2019
Instagram also just announced that it is introducing a tool to appeal content moderation decisions. Post get taken down? You’ll be able to request a second opinion. Will be available “in the coming months,” company says.
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) May 9, 2019
NEW Instagram banning policy:
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) May 9, 2019
Accounts will be removed after an undisclosed no. of violations and an undisclosed window of time. It'll be same bar for every user, regardless of how often (or not) they post on Instagram https://t.co/M6nczLH13W
Controversial Instagram stars rejoice. Insta will let you appeal a takedown of your post https://t.co/u42Q5uyS4D
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) May 9, 2019
Instagram finally gets serious about cracking down on anti-vax lies https://t.co/brHEufV0MW pic.twitter.com/G5uXkQs428
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) May 9, 2019
Instagram will block hashtag pages full of vaccine misinfo via Josh Constine https://t.co/TCqu4qThXY #ML #AI #Analytics #Automation pic.twitter.com/z8IEOSXF9c
— Dr. Gerald Bader,PhD (@gerald_bader) May 9, 2019
You paying attention yet, @Twitter @Jack? https://t.co/drbmBtztMN
— Doc Bastard (@DocBastard) May 9, 2019
Instagram shows off its moderators' content review interface. Here, ranking humans isn't allowed, so this post would be deleted. More on Instagram's safety changes: https://t.co/brHEufV0MW pic.twitter.com/iOzBLJpFBD
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) May 9, 2019
Instagram now uses "text-matching banks" of both indexed text & optical character recognition from inside images to block future uploads of policy-violating content https://t.co/u42Q5uyS4D pic.twitter.com/mwP3nW77Uu
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) May 9, 2019
Breaking: Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation https://t.co/1GGGok1doD pic.twitter.com/5C0saFE2Yv
— The Verge (@verge) May 9, 2019
Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation https://t.co/lmLARQDv5x
— Center for Inquiry (@center4inquiry) May 9, 2019
Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation https://t.co/hRz9LuOFCl via @Verge
— Brian Solis (@briansolis) May 9, 2019
This kind of policy baby stepping seems so ineffectual. Is that the point? https://t.co/ue2VqRfkoS
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) May 9, 2019
Update: Instagram is now blocking anti-vax hashtags. (I'm sure this was already on the product roadmap, and has nothing to do with the fact that journalists prodded them about it this week.) https://t.co/mmoFmR8deN
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) May 9, 2019
Good! - Instagram says it will start hiding search results for hashtags that consistently return false information about vaccines (Casey Newton/The Verge) https://t.co/ihyY8L3lRl #biz #feedly
— Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) May 9, 2019
Instagram to begin blocking hashtags that returnInsta anti-vaccination misinformation https://t.co/1IXcSh9f4p
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) May 9, 2019
.@Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation https://t.co/pemZldXPwL @TheVerge #antivax
— André Picard (@picardonhealth) May 10, 2019
via @verge: Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation https://t.co/p3d7Ae09rK https://t.co/fwVMBOoL5n @picardonhealth @carlyweeks @CaulfieldTim @DrPanMD @VaccinesToday @WHO_VSN @FriendsOfSciMed @AustSkeptics @reasonable_hank @ThisIsCANVax
— Health Watch (@HealthWatch123) May 10, 2019
Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation https://t.co/1GGGojJC03 pic.twitter.com/vh1Np9D27X
— The Verge (@verge) May 10, 2019
Instagram announces they will be blocking hashtags associated with anti-vaxx content. https://t.co/cacqkQTSXt
— Sherry Pagoto (@DrSherryPagoto) May 10, 2019
Misinformation and vaccination: a dangerous combination, so Instagram takes action. https://t.co/Y1t6LQ0Flz
— Eric Newton (@EricNewton1) May 9, 2019
Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation https://t.co/6bDa2MjeyX via @Verge
— Ginger Gorman ? (@GingerGorman) May 9, 2019