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- What is the use of blocking hashtags on Instagram?
- But we will have to look for new formulas against fake news
Fake news has become one of the biggest problems in social networks In these times, there is nothing more simpler than spreading a hoax and having it go viral in the blink of an eye. Now Instagram has also set out to fight against fake news.
And although he is doing it against all kinds of fake news, in the last few hours we have learned that he is doing it with special intensity against false news related to vaccines .
You know that in recent times the anti-vaccination league has become combative to try to spread the message that vaccines are not beneficial for he alth, quite the opposite.
Instagram, for its part, has recently blocked hashtags that contained false information, such as vacunascausanautismo or vacunascausanvih . To fight even more fervently against anti-vaccine hoaxes, now Instagram also plans to block all those hashtags that, although they do not necessarily include false information, can serve these groups to spread false information.
For example, it is known that these people have started using the hashtag vacunas1234 to share fake news. Well, Instagram hasn't hesitated for a moment when blocking it And right now, it can't be used by anyone anymore.Much less if you intend to do it for pernicious purposes. This is how he plans to do it with any hashtag that is used to feed the fake news.
What is the use of blocking hashtags on Instagram?
One of the techniques Instagram intends to use to combat fake news is to block hashtags. And this why? Well, as soon as one of these tags is blocked, when performing a search for it, no results will appear The hashtag, in fact, will not appear when users looking for it, so it will be much more difficult to spread this type of fake news.
Obviously, users who want to publish this type of hoaxes or fake news will not be able to do so either, not under the hashtags that have already been flagged as unwanted And while they will still be able to post – unless Instagram directly blocks their account for misusing it – they will no longer have the opportunity to make these posts visible to many people.
But we will have to look for new formulas against fake news
Fighting fake news is not easy, that's clear. Instagram has already explained that they are looking for new ways to combat fake news. For example, pop-ups are now displayed when people search for hashtags related to certain issues, such as those related to harmful substances, such as opioids, or when they try to find posts related to self-harm, for example.
At the moment, the company is exploring new formulas similar to those it is using for other complexissues, with the aim of neutralizing the anti-vaccination action on the social network.
At the moment, Instagram account is still in a very early phase, investigating what contents have to be struck down and which accounts are potentially dangerous.
In order to users have all this information at their disposal, Instagram is also developing a new guide with guidelines for everyone , in which users will be detailed for what reasons the accounts can be banned and what possibilities exist when it comes to recovering them.
