Font Size A new study from a leftist group claims that Instagram uses its recommendations to promote “dangerous misinformation and conspiracy theories.” But the study was vague about what that even means. The study design was as biased as the group behind it. The leftist group responsible for the study has been pushing to deplatform sites like The Federalist and ZeroHedge. It was founded by a self-described “expert in online malignant behaviour” who is unabashedly anti-free market. Exemplifying the study’s lack of objectivity, the leftist group behind the study decided what constituted “dangerous misinformation” and selected Instagram accounts that might generate the most concerning recommendations.