Meta apologizes for explicit and violent images on Instagram

Tech company Meta apologized on Thursday after Instagram users accidentally saw explicit and violent images on their personal page with short videos, controlled by algorithms. That reports The American broadcaster CNBC.

People worldwide were shown violent and shocking images on their personal 'Reels page' on Wednesday. Normally that kind of images are banned by Instagram. Meta, the parent company behind Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp says that « the problem has since been solved ».

On other social media such as Reddit Instagram users wondered Why suddenly they were shown images of 'street fighting, shelling in schools, murder and bloody accidents'. Users also reported that the horrible videos would have been viewed and shared by millions of people.

It is not clear how the error could occur. A Meta spokesperson says in a statement in the hands of CNBC, which was « a technical error. » Meta uses internal technology and a team From more than 15,000 moderators to detect explicit images, the company says on its website.

The influx of horrible images follows adjustments to Meta's content policy. Out of one declaration From January 7, it appears that the company is the way in which it checks messages on its platforms. Meta says he wants to « reduce censorship » and « promote freedom of expression. »

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