Post by Fiddler on Aug 7, 2020 14:24:24 GMT
A bug in Instagram's algorithm systemically shielded Donald Trump from negative hashtags without doing the same for rival Joe Biden, the company confirmed.
According to an investigation from the Tech Transparency Project, since at least June, searches for Biden-related content returned hashtags with counter-messaging, while searches for Trump-related content did not return any hashtags at all. Instagram has since disabled its 'related hashtags' feature — which algorithmically suggests content relevant to a user's search — calling the discrepancy a "technical error."
According to an investigation from the Tech Transparency Project, since at least June, searches for Biden-related content returned hashtags with counter-messaging, while searches for Trump-related content did not return any hashtags at all. Instagram has since disabled its 'related hashtags' feature — which algorithmically suggests content relevant to a user's search — calling the discrepancy a "technical error."
