Despite having Sensitive Content Control turned on, Instagram users are complaining about an increase in violent and inappropriate content in their feeds on social media site X. A lot of people are wondering if this is an algorithm adjustment or a bug because grisly videos are making the rounds on Instagram feeds.
Concerning feeds that include violent and upsetting material, one of the users also wrote,
“Anyone else noticing this on Instagram? In the past few hours, my IG Reels feed has suddenly started showing violent or disturbing videos out of nowhere. feels random. Is anyone else experiencing this? Or is it just me? Wondering if it’s a glitch or some weird algorithm change.”
A second user also wrote,
“Why is no one talking about Instagram feed today? I was scrolling through my football fyp and I suddenly started getting violent videos/reels on Instagram fyp . Is something wrong? It’s happening with everyone.” Another complained, “What is happening to Instagram?? All I’m seeing is sensitive and violent content every few scrolls????”
A fourth user said,
“Is it just me, or has Instagram reels turned into a war zone? Nothing but fights, gore, and pure chaos on the feed.”
A fifth user wrote,
“So far, I found like 12 Instagram reels of a fight (with no blood/gore visible at first glance) and a video of bodycam footage with a child predator fatally shot (censored).”
Excessive violent content may be appearing online due to faults or a suspected bug in Instagram’s content control system. System errors may result in such content appearing to a larger audience without a filter, even though Meta has not made an official declaration on the matter. According to Vocal Media, AI checks posts for critical information and restricts their appearance.
Vocal Media claims that the recent Instagram change may have unintentionally given preference to some offensive postings, which is what caused the spike in violent and sensitive content.
Instagram Reels will suggest adult-themed films to viewers who follow cheerleaders, children and adolescent influencers, and other young content creators, according to a previous Wall Street Journal study. As per the report,
“the platform served a mix of adult pornography and child-sexualizing material.”
According to FoxNews, which cited the WSJ study, a review of Meta’s AI tracking revealed that older persons who watch youthful content creators could also desire to interact with content that sexualizes youngsters.
