Result of Guardian Australia experiment aligns with research showing social media automatically delivers troubling content to young men, largely without oversight

"How do the algorithms of Facebook and Instagram affect what you see in your news feed? To find out, Guardian Australia unleashed them on a completely blank smartphone linked to a new, unused email address.

Three months later, without any input, they were riddled with sexist and misogynistic content…"

  • Black Dog@feddit.ukOPEnglish
    92·
    5 months ago

    We have Facebook and Instagram in the UK, and I thought it was interesting and important information.

    • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idEnglish
      34·
      5 months ago

      We also have KFC and McDonald’s, but does that mean a study from the US about them should be posted here too?

      It’s really not on topic especially since it’s coming from an Australian study?