Summary
A Danish study found Instagram’s moderation of self-harm content to be “extremely inadequate,” with Meta failing to remove any of 85 harmful posts shared in a private network created for the experiment.
Despite claiming to proactively remove 99% of such content, the platform’s algorithms were shown to promote self-harm networks by connecting users.
Critics, including psychologists and researchers, accuse Meta of prioritizing engagement over safety, with vulnerable teens at risk of severe harm.
The findings suggest potential non-compliance with the EU’s Digital Services Act.
I feel like we need a phrase for this.
“It’s the algorithm, stupid!”
And if they can be sued for algorithmic recommendations at all, I feel like their resort would be going back to pure “user” recommendation like community managed feeds, following other’s recs and such. Which would kill SO MANY birds with one stone.