Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, is facing mounting criticism over a series of platform issues affecting political content related to Democratic Party terms and hashtags ...

Concerns have grown online after users noticed certain hashtags, especially democrat hashtags, being blocked on Instagram.

But a Meta spokesperson said the changes were part of standard procedure during administrative turnover. Others noted on Instagram that results for the #democrat hashtag weren’t populating ...

The incidents drew widespread complaints from social media watchers scrutinizing Meta's platforms for signs of politicized shifts after CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared at Trump's inauguration on Monday ...

Many people later tried searching for the hashtag “Democrat” and “DNC ... not just the U.S. Meta has yet to speak on this issue, which is just adding to the idea that perhaps this is ...