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Instagram Search Glitch Hid Political Profiles in Brazil

Meta has opened an inquiry into a brief loss of search visibility for political accounts.

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Em meio à confusão pela cassação de Glauber Braga, PT acusa Meta de esconder perfis de esquerda.
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Overview

  • Multiple politicians’ profiles temporarily failed to appear in Instagram search on the morning of December 10, including President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and figures from PSOL, PL and Republicanos.
  • Newsrooms testing the app observed the issue around 10:15 and reported that the missing accounts were visible again by late morning.
  • Meta is investigating the incident, and outlets reported the company had not provided a detailed technical explanation as of publication.
  • Politicians and parties criticized the platform over the disruption, with the Workers’ Party alleging Lula’s profile was hidden and Manuela D’Ávila calling the episode interference in democratic processes.
  • Users also reported related problems such as being unable to tag accounts and, according to Agência Brasil, similar search failures on Facebook.