It is important to be cautious about what one searches for on social media, as an apparently harmless search can lead platforms to monitor the searched content. Instagram users have been facing this situation when typing the terms "pt sc" into the search bar.
When executing this search, the Meta social network displays a message indicating that Instagram considered the search suspicious and associated it with "child sexual abuse." This post continues by explaining the consequences for those who commit the crime of child sexual abuse and provides guidelines on how to report such incidents.
In reality, the term has a meaning that justifies the blocking of this type of search by Instagram. The acronym corresponds to "preteen softscore," an expression frequently used on P2P networks by criminals looking for child pornography material.
Olhar Digital contacted Meta to await an official statement from the company on this matter.