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Instagram users are alarmed as their feeds are suddenly flooded with violent, explicit, and NSFW content, even with Sensitive Content Control enabled. Many have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to express frustration and demand answers from Instagram.

While Meta has yet to address the Instagram Reels issue, it is largely believed that a malfunction in content moderation or an unintended algorithm update could be the cause.