Instagram ‘error’ turned Reels into a literal, nonstop death scroll of violence and murder. 🔗 www.404media.co/instagram-er... - ThreadSky

404media.co • 2 days ago

Instagram ‘error’ turned Reels into a literal, nonstop death scroll of violence and murder.

🔗 https://www.404media.co/instagram-error-turned-reels-into-neverending-scroll-of-murder-gore-and-violence/

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stacey-i-t.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you for covering this. I ditched all Meta but my teen has IG and this happened to his feed yesterday. Beyond disturbing and feels somehow deliberate

gareth.postx.social•2 days ago

I was wondering if any children were exposed to any of this. That's horrifying. I hope your teen is okay.

lexioio.bsky.social•1 day ago

These tech companies are working with the federal government now, so who will check them when they mass test a violent algorithm against our will? Too much leniency to believe it was NOT deliberate

kjkroep.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why are those types of videos even allowed???

joyyh.bsky.social•2 days ago

I have curated a personalized feed filled with cats, art, cooking, travel, NBA, etc. It is a stream of refreshing and entertaining content. (No politics.) Sadly, I know I need to quit Meta altogether. Exiting is going to be difficult.

gareth.postx.social•2 days ago

"Move fast and break things."

heyizo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Feeling more and more vindicated for dropping that shit app every day…

timomass.bsky.social•1 day ago

I deleted the app on my phone but i still have the account. I just don’t use it anymore. If i have too its there

heyizo.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fair fair. Let’s hope we never have to go back.😭

retech.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oh. That's just a predictive algorithm. Meta is always looking at the future to better serve its user base.

retech.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oh, well, that's just a predictive algorithm.

snlfr8k.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I sometimes avoid insta and fb on Fridays for religious reasons. I only looked a little on Friday, hopefully missed it.

snlfr8k.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I knew someone who deleted FB recently because they said their feed was targeted overwhelmingly by right wing content.

jcbwhc.bsky.social•2 days ago

There are videos circulating on tiktok of people claiming that if you block fb, meta, and ig on the platform then it changes your feed from the increased pro administration vids that amplified after the app came back after the ban (which apparently was facilitated by meta)

jcbwhc.bsky.social•2 days ago

This vid by jeremy_gonewild on tt was interesting too https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2anBq71/

ohmyyy.bsky.social•2 days ago

when i go to my fb or insta to check if someone messaged me, all i see is negative posts trying to motive an interaction...even tiktok has a lot of rightwing stuff coming my way...YT's fyp only shows me political and still doesnt put MR in my fyp when im subscribed and watch it all the time.

shanemcoyle.bsky.social•2 days ago

A geolocation error, usually they promote violence in Myanmar

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/09/myanmar-facebooks-systems-promoted-violence-against-rohingya-meta-owes-reparations-new-report/

gael-ico.bsky.social•1 day ago

And Nigeria, they also promote genocide against gay people in Nigeria.

mjthompson.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’m going to say this as plainly and clearly as possible.

Anyone who uses ANY Meta products should not be shocked one bit. Facebook, Instagram, Threads, etc. are all shit products owned by a shittier person who capitalizes on regurgitating shit for your doomscrolling addictions.

kathleencarson.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have to use Facebook (for just a few more months). I have an empty profile that I use to access a Page and a Group that haven't migrated off (yet!). My timeline is full of the dumbest shit. Just trash AI generated photos and videos. It is like your spam folder but worse.

tb1575.bsky.social•2 days ago

Moved off of everything Zuckerberg a few months ago. Had to request my kids to share all their photos on our shared drive instead of Insta or FB.

mjthompson.bsky.social•2 days ago

I need to get my own server. I’m trying to ditch Google Photos but unfortunately I’m the one who turned everyone from Apple to Android and now I’m the apphole

rifka.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Apphole is fantastic btw, never heard that

mjthompson.bsky.social•2 days ago

I knew that some Facebooker was going to block me over that comment, and I can only assume this was one of them.

rifka.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Honestly this is weird behavior. People block for lots of reasons and you don’t need to call someone out with no evidence

rifka.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Oh to be clear I learned this by making the exact same mistake

fromtherivertothe.cc•2 days ago

is this a bot that notifies you when someone has blocked you

mapko.bsky.social•1 day ago

I like to pad my stats but it’s so hard to keep track… I need this

rifka.bsky.social•16 hours ago

@listifications.app

meganox.bsky.social•2 days ago

I refuse to even use WhatsApp

mjthompson.bsky.social•2 days ago

I almost forgot about that one. I remember people mentioning it for its supposed end-to-end encryption, thinking “are you f___ing crazy???”

timomass.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trump’s deregulation!

trueplayer.bsky.social•2 days ago

Right after the election, I was bombarded by maga ads, hateful church ads(?) and weird anti-woke products (men’s deodorant?) that I deleted account. Now using @flashes.blue here on @bsky.app I don’t use or need any of their apps #Meta there are options.

meehawl.com•2 days ago

Zuckerberg's pivot to torture porn is unexpected, but maybe part of his whole Manosphere makeover?

gael-ico.bsky.social•1 day ago

How is it unexpected? You have always been able to find that shit on FB, same for porn, and even CP, hell in some groups i'm in people were able to publish CP withouth it even being automatically deleted, but only being deleted after everyone mass reported (for obvious reasons).

graywyvern.bsky.social•2 days ago

24/7 lulz

ambervz.bsky.social•2 days ago

This was 💯 in an attempt to feel out how many people would like this. Its an attempt to desensitize us to the worst of humanity, so that we don't think twice about doing it to one another. This is war mongering at its best.

timomass.bsky.social•1 day ago

No I don’t think that’s it. But deregulation and lack of oversight is the reason. They are cutting costs at the same time.

ambervz.bsky.social•1 day ago

And who created these reels for consumption in the first place. I don't see any way that this could have possibly been an 'accident'.

timomass.bsky.social•1 day ago

There is a demand for these types of videos unfortunately. Just look at twitter, there are many accounts that posts these kind of videos.

ambervz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Jesus Christ. How do people like this get created... Video Games? That's the only thing that I can think of.

timomass.bsky.social•1 day ago

I certainly don’t approve, but this kind of content has always been in demand. Since the beginning of time, its just that the internet helps these ppl get together. Its sad

seamfinder.bsky.social•2 days ago

Last year on this date

maikrotsch.bsky.social•2 days ago

High time to pull the plug on all things Zucc and get civilization back

zespiole.bsky.social•1 day ago

didn't notice : my insta feed is only artists, and I never watch reels - and although they try to force feed me with them, they only are from painters

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