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Instagram's Toxic Video Mix for Adults Who Follow Children

32 points by MetaMalone 3y ago

henriquez 3y ago
But it’s fine when the mind control algorithm isn’t child porn
rstarast 3y ago
https://archive.is/gwtwO https://archive.is/gwtwO
- Perenti 3y ago
  Link sends me into a captcha loop.
  - Modified3019 3y ago
    Are you using a VPN? It doesn’t seem to like those.
    - runnerup 3y ago
      No. Stopped working about two months ago on my iPhone and MacOS systems. Doesn't matter if Chrome or Safari, DNS 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 or ISP default DNS.
      - noodlesUK 3y ago
        iCloud private relay will do this too. Check that you haven’t got that enabled and that you’re using an upstream DNS provider other than 1.1.1.1.
        runnerup 3y ago
        Have had private relay disabled for many months (just doublechecked). It broke a lot of sites.
  - fuzzylightbulb 3y ago
    Archive.ph blocks some dns providers. Cloud flare is one of the impacted dns providers. Because cloud flare does not pass along some location specific information that archive.ph can use for tracking, archive.ph returns garbage replies to cloud flare. This is why you get stuck in the loop
    - jjulius 3y ago
      For what it's worth, my home network is blocked by archive.ph whenever I have my PiHole enabled.
- Kim_Bruning 3y ago
  https://web.archive.org/web/20231127222324/https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-instagram-video-algorithm-children-adult-sexual-content-72874155 https://web.archive.org/web/20231127222324/https://www.wsj.c... Hmm, and this archive link didn't quite capture the page.
SnorkelTan 3y ago
I’ve gotten ads on Facebook for erectile dysfunction pills that were simply clips of porn videos. When I took a screenshot of the ad and posted in an fb group my account was automatically banned from posting for 10 days. Facebook has the technology to prevent this, they just don’t for their paying customers.
tiew9Vii 3y ago
It’s not just Instagram or adults who follow children. It’s parent company Facebook is constantly pushing reels of young females in my feed, wearing little clothing doing suggestive things/dances. I never interact with reels but they are continually pushed in my feed chasing clicks. It could be described as soft porn for people looking for people of a certain age. The rest of my Facebook feed and usage is boring middle aged male stuff. Automotive owner groups, hiking/outdoors groups, local cafes, restaurants and events. Nothing in my usage suggests I’d be interested seeing young females in my feed other than I’m a heterosexual male at a specific age. The reason they get pushed is simple to me. They do get clicks, that’s what fb is designed for and no doubt facebook metrics tell them this kind of content get clicks. Similarly every time you report a clear scammer you get an automated message 24hr later saying the user has not broken fb’s guidelines. FB is interested in the click/ad revenue only.
- mrcartmeneses 3y ago
  Which species are the “females”? Asking for a Ferengi friend
Havoc 3y ago
Instas dopamine feed certainly pushes young woman in bikinis quite hard too.
rokkitmensch 3y ago
Prediction: no advertisers will be dropping from Instagram despite the report coming from the Journal, and not Media Matters.

32 points by MetaMalone 3y ago

henriquez 3y ago

But it’s fine when the mind control algorithm isn’t child porn

rstarast 3y ago

https://archive.is/gwtwO https://archive.is/gwtwO

Perenti 3y ago
Link sends me into a captcha loop.
- Modified3019 3y ago
  Are you using a VPN? It doesn’t seem to like those.
  - runnerup 3y ago
    No. Stopped working about two months ago on my iPhone and MacOS systems. Doesn't matter if Chrome or Safari, DNS 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 or ISP default DNS.
    - noodlesUK 3y ago
      iCloud private relay will do this too. Check that you haven’t got that enabled and that you’re using an upstream DNS provider other than 1.1.1.1.
      - runnerup 3y ago
        Have had private relay disabled for many months (just doublechecked). It broke a lot of sites.
- fuzzylightbulb 3y ago
  Archive.ph blocks some dns providers. Cloud flare is one of the impacted dns providers. Because cloud flare does not pass along some location specific information that archive.ph can use for tracking, archive.ph returns garbage replies to cloud flare. This is why you get stuck in the loop
  - jjulius 3y ago
    For what it's worth, my home network is blocked by archive.ph whenever I have my PiHole enabled.
Kim_Bruning 3y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20231127222324/https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-instagram-video-algorithm-children-adult-sexual-content-72874155 https://web.archive.org/web/20231127222324/https://www.wsj.c... Hmm, and this archive link didn't quite capture the page.

SnorkelTan 3y ago

I’ve gotten ads on Facebook for erectile dysfunction pills that were simply clips of porn videos. When I took a screenshot of the ad and posted in an fb group my account was automatically banned from posting for 10 days. Facebook has the technology to prevent this, they just don’t for their paying customers.

tiew9Vii 3y ago

It’s not just Instagram or adults who follow children. It’s parent company Facebook is constantly pushing reels of young females in my feed, wearing little clothing doing suggestive things/dances. I never interact with reels but they are continually pushed in my feed chasing clicks. It could be described as soft porn for people looking for people of a certain age. The rest of my Facebook feed and usage is boring middle aged male stuff. Automotive owner groups, hiking/outdoors groups, local cafes, restaurants and events. Nothing in my usage suggests I’d be interested seeing young females in my feed other than I’m a heterosexual male at a specific age. The reason they get pushed is simple to me. They do get clicks, that’s what fb is designed for and no doubt facebook metrics tell them this kind of content get clicks. Similarly every time you report a clear scammer you get an automated message 24hr later saying the user has not broken fb’s guidelines. FB is interested in the click/ad revenue only.

mrcartmeneses 3y ago
Which species are the “females”? Asking for a Ferengi friend

Havoc 3y ago

Instas dopamine feed certainly pushes young woman in bikinis quite hard too.

rokkitmensch 3y ago

Prediction: no advertisers will be dropping from Instagram despite the report coming from the Journal, and not Media Matters.