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.

    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      18·
      28 days ago

      Its actually really suprising how I haven’t come across any on lemmy (im sure its here somewhere ive just never seen it).

      Disable your NSFW block setting and every 1/3 post is porn, or the dedicated instance http://lemmynsfw.com/ (warning NSFW if it wasn’t obvious)

      It’s actually so active I wish there was a dedicated option for “porn NSFW” and “other NSFW” when making a post because since most people have the block setting on nobody will see it, even if it’s just like a photo of art with blood in it or something mild

      • Miaou@jlai.luEnglish
        9·
        28 days ago

        Lol I thought you meant the exact opposite thing, having to miss any picture with a nipple in it because I don’t wanna see beheading videos or whatnot