Instagram Provides an Update on its Efforts to Eliminate Potential Systemic Bias on the Platform
Instagram has provided an update on the progress of its new Equity Team, which was formed in the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter protests in the US last year, with the stated intention of addressing systemic bias within Instagram's internal and external processes. Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri pledged to do more to address inequity experienced by people from marginalized backgrounds. That work, Mosseri noted, would include a review of all of Instagram's practices, products and policies, in order to detect issues and improve its syst...