One young mother was shown regular videos and photos of ill, dying, or dead children after the Instagram algorithm tracked her online browsing and learned that she had recently had a child. After months of her Googling normal new parent worries about her pregnancy and children, the Instagram algorithm appeared to catch onto this and added to her fears.
Facebook's Algorithms Heap Negative Content on New Mothers
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sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net 2 years ago
If you're paying attention there's lots of negative news to be found without algorithmic help.
But the real news can give you hope, because a lot of the things that are going on that are going to be bad are things that you can do something about.