Gaza conflict: Instagram changes algorithm after alleged bias – Yahoo News Australia

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…

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