The New York Times has an article about how people who run businesses focused on products for children Instagram place ads designed to attract women, they instead had their ads seen mostly by men. And of course, by men with a history of sex crimes. This is almost inevitable given that the algorithms are designed to drive engagement with the platform. Instagram doesn’t care about its users, it cares about manipulating the emotions of its users to keep them on the platform.
The Price of Algorithmic Engagement
The Price of Algorithmic Engagement
The Price of Algorithmic Engagement
The New York Times has an article about how people who run businesses focused on products for children Instagram place ads designed to attract women, they instead had their ads seen mostly by men. And of course, by men with a history of sex crimes. This is almost inevitable given that the algorithms are designed to drive engagement with the platform. Instagram doesn’t care about its users, it cares about manipulating the emotions of its users to keep them on the platform.