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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.

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[–] CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 22 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

tbf if you go looking for it you can find it on any service because people post it everywhere for some reason. Its actually really suprising how I haven't come across any on lemmy (im sure its here somewhere ive just never seen it).

The real problem is algorithms picking up on negative interactions and showing it to more people based on that.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

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.lu 6 points 12 hours 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