• PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz
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    2 days ago

    “Instagram blocked searches related to a number of political hashtags, including #democrats, #democrat, #jan6th, #republicans and a number of other terms Tuesday.”

    It’s not just democrat

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      2 days ago

      Interesting. The screenshots shared with me by a friend:

      Given the corporate media sane-washing and general kissing of the ring, I choose to believe what has been shared with me directly over the “actchually, it was an awkward gesture of exuberance” milquetoast media.

      Especially when the list looks like this:

      Hastags that have also apparently been blocked from user experiences. Will keep updating. Range is worldwide.

      “#berniesanders”

      “#queer”

      “#obama”

      “#voteblue” (#votered remains unaffected)

      “#dnc” (#rnc remains unaffected)

      “#fucktrump” (#fuckbiden remains unaffected)

      “#democrat” (#republican remains unaffected)

      “#kamala”

      “#prochoice”

      “#constitution”

      “#reproductiverights”

      “#jan6th”

      “#insurrection”

      "#14thamendment "

      “#republicans” (with an s)

      “#fascism”

      “#liberal”

      “#rightwing”

      “#georgeconway”

      “#domesticterrorist”

      “#jacksmith”

      “#drumpf”

      “#johnoliver”

      That is not a “glitch.”

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      1 day ago

      It’s not just democrat

      It was. Searching republican yielded results, searching democrat yielded a sensitive content warning and no results. They “fixed” it later.