{"id":785,"date":"2021-03-09T13:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T12:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/09\/instagram-led-users-to-covid-misinformation-amid-pandemic-report\/"},"modified":"2021-03-09T13:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T12:17:58","slug":"instagram-led-users-to-covid-misinformation-amid-pandemic-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/09\/instagram-led-users-to-covid-misinformation-amid-pandemic-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram led users to Covid misinformation amid pandemic \u2013 report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recommendations feature also pushed anti-vaccination and antisemitic material, watchdog says<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/series\/coronavirus-live\/latest\">Coronavirus \u2013 latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/coronavirus-outbreak\">See all our coronavirus coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instagram\u2019s recommendations were pushing users toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/jan\/06\/facebook-instagram-urged-fight-deluge-anti-covid-vaccine-falsehoods\">Covid misinformation<\/a>, anti-vaccination content and antisemitic material during the peak of the pandemic, according to a report from a social media watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that new Instagram accounts were shown substantial quantities of misinformation through the platform\u2019s algorithmic recommendations, including the \u201cexplore\u201d page and the \u201csuggested post\u201d feature, which was introduced in August 2020 and serves up new posts to users who have scrolled through all their friends\u2019 content.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/mar\/09\/instagram-led-users-to-covid-misinformation-amid-pandemic-report\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/2f442653e8184b920fdbe3d328ba29f3441bd49b\/987_1003_3195_1917\/master\/3195.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e493a715fcef4872cb169cfdb292e3b5\" title=\"Instagram led users to Covid misinformation amid pandemic \u2013 report\" \/>Recommendations feature also pushed anti-vaccination and antisemitic material, watchdog says<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus \u2013 latest updates<br \/>\nSee all our coronavirus coverage<\/p>\n<p>Instagram\u2019s recommendations were pushing users toward Covid misinformation, anti-vaccination content and antisemitic material during the peak of the pandemic, according to a report from a social media watchdog.<br \/>\nThe Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that new Instagram accounts were shown substantial quantities of misinformation through the platform\u2019s algorithmic recommendations, including the \u201cexplore\u201d page and the \u201csuggested post\u201d feature, which was introduced in August 2020 and serves up new posts to users who have scrolled through all their friends\u2019 content. 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