Videos showing extreme violence are easily accessible on Instagram — and people are making thousands posting graphic content on the platform, a CBS News investigation found.
The complaint, based on internal Meta documents the states’ attorneys obtained through subpoenas, alleges that Meta periodically presents young users with “psychologically and emotionally gripping content,” including violent content, to increase engagement.
Intentionally showing graphic violent content to young users in order to drive engagement is a vile practice. That Meta has a history of manipulating people’s emotional state for profit is bad enough. Doing it to children should be a crime.
Intentionally showing graphic violent content to young users in order to drive engagement is a vile practice. That Meta has a history of manipulating people’s emotional state for profit is bad enough. Doing it to children should be a crime.