Instagram has ceased recommending political content to its users, but users are starting to notice its absence as campaign season intensifies.
Instagram has stopped recommending political content to its 2 billion users since February, but users are now noticing its absence as campaign season heats up. The platform announced in February that it would limit political content only from accounts that users don't follow, but users can still choose to see them in their reels, recommendations, and feeds.
Instagram aims to avoid getting between users and the political content they choose to follow, while also not proactively recommending political content from accounts they don't follow. However, users will have the option to control whether they want to see these posts recommended to them
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