Instagram Apologized for an Unexplained Global Technical Issue

On Thursday, May 6th, Instagram users cried out, saying that the photo-sharing app had deleted photos in their ‘Insta Stories’ meant to mark the Missing, Murdered, Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. They particularly decried the move saying its censorship against the spread of what is happening in Colombia. According to AJPlus, posts that were affected included stories about missing and murdered indigenous women, posts highlighting the forced displacement of Palestineans by Israeli forces from their homes, and stories raising awareness of the protests going through all of Colombia.