Instagram Shadowban: all_things_democracy
📅 Date: Ongoing since June 16, 2025
📍 Region: USA
📱 Platform: Instagram
🔗 Account: @all_things_democracy
In June 2025, Instagram began actively suppressing all_things_democracy—an account with over 330,000 followers that regularly shares accurate political and social content. At its peak, the account reached more than 25 million people per month.
Since June 16, over 50 original videos have been falsely flagged for “duplicate content”—then cleared by Instagram. Despite this, the account remains in a “do not recommend” status, making it invisible in Explore, Search, and Reels.
⚠️ There have been no violations. All content is original and policy-compliant. Yet automated flagging and opaque moderation are blocking access to fact-based civic information at scale—harming communities that rely on trusted, independent media.
This is part of a broader pattern: Big Tech platforms increasingly silence voices that challenge disinformation and uplift democratic engagement—especially in a critical election year.
💡 Information is care. Censorship causes harm.
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