Instagram recommending misinformation to users, study says

CCDH and Restless Development warned 'millions' of Instagram users may be receiving the same recommendations, being exposed to harmful misinformation as a result

Test accounts were set up on Instagram for the study (Nick Ansell/PA)

Instagram is recommending anti-vaccination and coronavirus misinformation to potentially millions of users, a new report has claimed.

A study from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and charity Restless Development says the social media platform is suggesting content to users that includes conspiracy theories about Covid-19 as well as anti-Semitic and other harmful content.