Instagram uses 'I will rape you' post as Facebook ad in latest algorithm mishap

When Guardian reporter Olivia Solon was sent a rape threat, she posted a screenshot on Instagram. Then the Facebook-owned company made it an adInstagram used a user’s image which included the text “I will rape you before I kill you, you filthy whore!” to advertise its service on Facebook, the latest example of social media algorithms boosting offensive content. Related: Facebook to tighten ad targeting after antisemitic 'fail', says Sheryl SandbergContinue reading...