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Instagram Launches New Tool Notifying Users Who Have Been Shadow-Banned

In a move away from Meta’s longtime policy of denying the existence of "shadow bans," Instagram has launched a new tool to let users know if their posts are “barred from being recommended to other users.”

Dr. Carolina Are to Present Workshop on Algorithmic Bias Against Nudity

Digital studies and sexuality researcher Dr. Carolina Are will be presenting a talk in San Francisco this Saturday on her research into algorithmic bias against nudity, and its relationship with the patriarchy and whorephobia.

Sex Workers, Performers Invited to Participate in Platform Discrimination Study

Digital studies and sexuality researcher Dr. Carolina Are is asking sex workers, adult performers and others who have experienced discrimination to participate in a study investigating Instagram and TikTok’s approach to malicious flagging or reporting of "gray area" content, including nudity.