Instagram’s shift away from political content raises questions about what counts as ‘political’

Shoshana Weissmann, digital director and policy fellow at R Street Institute, suggested Instagram will likely “run into some weird lines” as it attempts to delineate political and nonpolitical content on the platform.

“There’s some stuff that’s explicit — like a campaign, people running for office,” she said. “But there’s so much in between.”

“I think it’s going to be a bit of a weird time for creators who aren’t sure how close you have to get to politics for it to be considered politics by the algorithm,” Weismann added.