It was revealed that the phrase “terrorist” was added to the profiles of some Palestinian users in automatic translations from Arabic on Instagram. The platform corrected the technical error shortly afterwards and apologized to everyone.
Instagram, like other social media platforms, had become a platform where users shared their thoughts on the Israel-Palestine tension. However, the platform within Meta came to the fore today with a statement added to Palestinian users.
Some users posted on X (Twitter) and TikTok, and posted the following on the profiles of some Palestinian users on Instagram:terrorist” he stated.
The word “terrorist” was seen in automatic translations from Arabic
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In the images you can see above, it can be seen that there is a Palestinian flag and an Arabic text meaning “Alhamdulillah” in the bio of a Palestinian user. However, when you click on the “See Translation” button, this part will be displayed as “Thank God, Palestinian terrorists “He’s fighting for his freedom.” It is translated as .
As you can imagine, the technical error caused a great reaction on social media. He made a statement following the reactions on Instagram.
Instagram fixed the problem and apologized to everyone
Instagram fixed this technical error soon after. Now, instead of including the phrase “terrorist”, automatic translation directly says ““Thank God.” It translates as .
Additionally, a Meta spokesperson made a statement after what happened and apologized to everyone: “We fixed an issue that briefly caused inappropriate Arabic translations in some of our products. We sincerely apologize for this incident..”