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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
 

If Lemmy/Pixelfed/Masto can’t capitalize on this we fucked up.

EDIT: realized it might be email/paywalled. In short, the IG algorithm started showing a huge number of gruesome murder videos to random users for seemingly no reason.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Perhaps to desensitize the common person to the impending brutal violence that will be sweeping the united states.

On a related note, if you are a member of a marginalized group in the united states, you are behind the curve if you do not own, and are not basically proficient with, some form of self defense. This includes some kind of martial art, but a visible deterent is prefered.

[–] LustyArgonianMana 2 points 2 weeks ago

The people who post that stuff want to psychologically damage people, especially young people. PTSD is real and has real effects.

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