“Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months”
https://www.usermag.co/p/instagram-blocked-teens-from-searching
> Meta reversed the restrictions on LGBTQ search terms after User Mag reached out for comment, saying that it was in error.
Companies keep restricting by "mistake" and rolling back once noticed. How long until they stop bothering to pretend it’s a mistake?
Baldur Bjarnason /
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2025-01-06 15:33:51
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