The bizarre saga of Meta, The Wire and their fight over Indian content moderation
on October 6th about a meme page’s claim that their Instagram post had been wrongfully removed, it hardly seemed like the kind of story that would draw much attention. The Instagram account, @cringearchivist, was a private account with fewer than 1,000 followers.
But in an increasingly bizarre turn of events, the nonprofit newsroom began publishing stories with more explosive claims about what it alleged led up to the removal of @cringearchivist’s post. And, in an even more unusual move, Meta not only refuted the claims but said the publication’s reporting was based on “fabricated” evidence and likely the result of some kind of elaborate hoax.then started looking more closely at what happened.
It was an explosive allegation. While cross-check has received plenty of scrutiny, no previous reporting had indicated that those privileges might extend to the ability for those outside the company to influence content takedowns.Meta immediately refuted the story. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said that cross-check had “nothing to do with the ability to report posts" and that the original Instagram post was removed due to Instagram's automated tools.
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