Instagram Censorship on Trump's Inauguration Day
2025-01-22
On Trump's second inauguration day, Instagram censored search results for popular Democratic hashtags for 9 hours, affecting users globally. Meta claimed a technical error, but evidence suggests selective censorship targeting Democrats while Republican hashtags remained unaffected. This occurred after Trump's "Restoring Freedom of Speech" executive order and Zuckerberg's meetings with Trump and changes to Meta's content moderation team, raising concerns about political bias.