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Instagram Disabled Free Speech During The Presidential Election
3 min readNov 1, 2020
All Hashtags Hidden
All hashtags are hidden. Not just hashtags related to voting. Type in any hashtag on instagram and this message will come up.
“Recent posts from all hashtags are temporarily hidden to help prevent the spread of possible false information and harmful content related to the election.”
I typed in #pie and got the same message.
Clicked Learn More and This Appeared:
“Recent posts from all hashtags may be temporarily hidden to help prevent the spread of possible false information and harmful content related to the 2020 US election. Instagram is committed to reducing the spread of false information and giving people accurate information about voting.”
