Instagram 'Error' Turned Reels Into Neverending Scroll of Murder, Gore, and Violence
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“Today’s algorithm showed me around 70 murders, 100+ accidents, and around 115 violence videos, is anyone on Instagram noticing it?”

If Lemmy/Pixelfed/Masto can’t capitalize on this we fucked up.

EDIT: realized it might be email/paywalled. In short, the IG algorithm started showing a huge number of gruesome murder videos to random users for seemingly no reason.

  • halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlEnglish
    323·
    11 days ago

    Perhaps to desensitize the common person to the impending brutal violence that will be sweeping the united states.

    On a related note, if you are a member of a marginalized group in the united states, you are behind the curve if you do not own, and are not basically proficient with, some form of self defense. This includes some kind of martial art, but a visible deterent is prefered.

    • Dil@is.hardlywork.ingEnglish
      9·
      11 days ago

      I like this but realistically what was supposed to be blocked from the algorithm got shown and pushed instead, prob a simple error

      • halyk.the.red@lemmy.mlEnglish
        31·
        11 days ago

        No idea who that is, but I learned an important lesson from Uvalde. One of the values that a capitalist society attenpts to instill is a sense of rugged individualism. Even professional tough guys, when thinking death is on the line, will hesitate, as we saw. As a minority in america, when some iteration of the proud boys comes knocking to check your birth certificate, it is imperative that you get them thinking that there’s a chance that they don’t walk away. Get them thinking, “What about me?” and you chances of survival increase.