Overview
- The ADL’s report, released Wednesday, says Instagram left 93% of hateful and extremist items that researchers reported in place.
- Researchers filed 253 reports in January and February, and Instagram removed 11 accounts and 8 posts while saying in 20 cases it lacked the bandwidth to review.
- The study identified 105 accounts tied to Nick Fuentes’ groyper network with 1.4 million combined followers and documented over 340,000 followers across accounts linked to U.S.-designated terrorist groups.
- Investigators also found a single Nazi merchandise seller with 3.2 million views and detailed evasion tactics such as posting unrelated captions to dodge detection, alongside AI personas like the “Rabbi Goldman” account that was removed last month as copycats reappeared.
- Meta says it bans praise for terrorists and for Fuentes’ movement and argues that over two-thirds of flagged items were removed before publication, while the ADL urges restored moderation, full review of user reports, and researcher data tools ahead of a late‑May shareholder vote.