Instagram uses 'I will rape you' post as Facebook ad in latest algorithm mishap
by Sam Levin in San Francisco from on (#32V5S)
When Guardian reporter Olivia Solon was sent a rape threat, she posted a screenshot on Instagram. Then the Facebook-owned company made it an ad
Instagram used a user's image which included the text "I will rape you before I kill you, you filthy whore!" to advertise its service on Facebook, the latest example of social media algorithms boosting offensive content.
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