Instagram's parent company Meta has apologized for adding the word “terrorist” to the bios of some Instagram users, blaming the glitch on “inappropriate Arabic translations.” ...

First reported by 404media, the issue appeared for some users who had the Palestinian flag ( ), or the Arabic word "Alhamdulillah" (ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ), which means "praise to Allah".

Instagram's auto-translation feature was adding "Palestinian terrorist" to some users' account bios. Meta has apologized for the translation errors, saying it has since fixed the issue.

Instagram users reported last week that their bios including the word “Palestinian” and the Arabic phrase “Alhamdulillah”, which means “praise be to God”, were auto-translated to say ...

Meta should only take down Facebook, Instagram and Thread posts containing “shaheed” when use of the word is tied to clear-cut signs of violence – such as imagery of weapons, a statement of ...

Meta Platforms' oversight board said on Thursday it would review the moderation of the Arabic word "shaheed", which means "martyr" in English, as it accounts for more content removals on its ...

Meta's oversight board on Tuesday called on the company to end its blanket ban on a common usage of the Arabic word "shaheed," or "martyr" in English, after a year-long review found the Facebook ...