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CriticalMiss@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons

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Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons

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CriticalMiss@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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The ads are a window into a blatantly illegal underground economy that Meta is not only failing to moderate, but is actively profiting from and injecting into users’ feeds.
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    In the article he states that he kept clicking on those ads on purpose, in order to see how deep the rabbit hole goes.

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        I saw that double post ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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      I would be very curious to see the algorithm adapting to that:

      User: click on shrooms ad

      AI: Oh he likes shrooms with his cocaine! Let’s try a marijuana to snort with his cocaine.

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