Oops, a Meta 'error' limited political content on Instagram and Threads

Instagram users have reported a glitch where the setting limiting political content from people they don't follow turns on automatically, even after they try to change it back. This issue affects both Instagram and Threads, prompting Meta to acknowledge it as an unintentional error. The opt-out setting, introduced in March, allows users to limit recommendations of political content but was turned on by default without notifying users. Instagram head Adam Mosseri previously stated that the goal was to give users control over the political content they see while still allowing interaction with it. Despite Meta's assurance to fix the problem, users continue to experience the setting resetting whenever they close the app. The company has not provided a timeline for resolving the issue.