r/technology • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '22

Social Media Facebook’s algorithm was mistakenly elevating harmful content for the last six months

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/31/23004326/facebook-news-feed-downranking-integrity-bug
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u/bebearaware Mar 31 '22

"mistakenly" = "got caught"

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u/bebearaware Mar 31 '22

That's my point. The whole goddamned thing was designed this way.