Instagram Algorithms Promoted Vast Pedophile Networks

According to the Wall Street Journal, a report from researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that Instagram’s recommendation algorithms linked and even promoted a “vast pedophile network” that advertised the sale of illicit “child-sex material” on the platform. Instagram allowed users to search by hashtags related to child-sex abuse, including … Continue reading Instagram Algorithms Promoted Vast Pedophile Networks