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Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers

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Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

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Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement - whistleblowers

Companies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears.

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