The Verge, in a shocking expose, reveals that people searching for “Adam Driver Megalopolis” on Instagram and Facebook are being duped into seeing a warning label that reads, “Child sexual abuse is illegal” – a move that has been dubbed “sick” and “disturbing”.
But, as one Twitter user wryly observed, it seems this bizarre phenomenon has nothing to do with the Francis Ford Coppola film, nor any deep, dark secrets about Adam Driver. So, what’s really going on here?
After conducting a thorough investigation, we uncovered that Facebook and Instagram have been deceivingly blocking searches containing the words “mega” and “drive” – a move that’s reminiscent of their notorious history of facilitating child exploitation online.
This isn’t a new problem, either. A Reddit post from nine months ago highlights the issue, where users were unable to search for “Sega mega drive” on Facebook. And now, the platform is taking it up a notch by targeting innocent searches of “Megalopolis” and “Adam Driver”. What’s next? Will they start blocking searches for “cat” because some sicko uses it to peddle child abuse content online?
The overreach of Facebook and Instagram’s content moderation fantasy land is staggering. They’re like censors, muzzling voices and suppressing knowledge, all while claiming to protect us from the horrors of the internet. But behind that facade lies a toxic, exploitative regime that wishes to control what we can and can’t see.
The lives of Adam Driver and Frances Ford Coppola are being used as pawns in a game of online censorship. The people deserve the truth.