misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoInstagram 'Error' Turned Reels Into Neverending Scroll of Murder, Gore, and Violencewww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgwolnyinternet@szmer.infotechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1159arrow-down1external-linkInstagram 'Error' Turned Reels Into Neverending Scroll of Murder, Gore, and Violencewww.404media.comisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgwolnyinternet@szmer.infotechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month ago Then I looked at the comments of many of these videos and it became clear that the issue was widespread. Here are comments I saw on the gore videos: And people fucking commented on them, rather than just closing the app and doing something else with their life? What is wrong with people? Has Instagram really got people so well trained they will just sit there and watch people dying out of habit?
minus-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoIt’s straight up weaponized dopamine loops, it’s REALLY hard to stop.
minus-squareEndofLife@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoHave my 6376th up vote tonight.
minus-squareSnowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThank you, I shall add this to my wall of a thousand upvotes.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agonot everyone is opposed to seeing gore on their racism app
And people fucking commented on them, rather than just closing the app and doing something else with their life?
What is wrong with people? Has Instagram really got people so well trained they will just sit there and watch people dying out of habit?
It’s straight up weaponized dopamine loops, it’s REALLY hard to stop.
Have my 6376th up vote tonight.
Thank you, I shall add this to my wall of a thousand upvotes.
not everyone is opposed to seeing gore on their racism app
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