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“Any video that contains music, even if it’s playing in the background, is potentially subject to removal by Instagram.”

Dexter Thomasvice.com ↗

A sergeant got annoyed at being filmed, so he pulled out his phone and played Sublime. He wasn’t sharing his taste in music. He was betting Instagram’s copyright bot would kill the stream for him. Platforms built filters to keep the record labels happy. Police found out the same filters work as a free censorship tool.