Technology
Gaza conflict: Instagram changes algorithm after alleged bias – Yahoo News Australia
Instagram says its ranking system had a “bigger impact than expected” on some types of posts.
Instagram is changing the way it showcases content after being accused of suppressing pro-Palestinian messages during the recent Gaza conflict.
The app had favoured original content in its “stories” feature over existing, re-shared posts, but will now give them equal treatment, it said.
The current system had a “bigger impact than expected” on some types of posts.
But that was an unintended side-effect rather than an attempt to censor any particular viewpoint, Instagram said.
During the recent Gaza…
-
General24 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
Noosa News23 hours agoWoman airlifted to Brisbane hospital after big cat mauling at south-east Queensland zoo near Toowoomba
-
Noosa News18 hours agoRocky waters ahead for Brisbane 2032’s Olympic rowing plan
-
Noosa News23 hours agoUnvaccinated horse dies from Hendra virus as Queensland records first case in three years