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Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop (gizmodo.com)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Soon people discovered that Meta’s ghoulish posters had been among us for months, even years. There’s Liv, a “Proud black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller,” according to its Instagram profile. Add to that Brian, “everybody’s grandpa;” Jade, “your girl for all things hip-hop;” and Carter, a “relationship coach.” I’m sure there are more yet to be discovered.

All four of these posters have pages on both Facebook and Instagram with mirrored content and all four have post histories that go back to September 26, 2023. The accounts have the blue verified check marks and a label indicating that they’re an AI “managed by Meta.” Users can block them on Facebook, but not on Instagram. Users can also message them across all of Meta’s platforms, including WhatsApp.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I’m so fucking glad I never made a facebook account. Even years ago I saw it as an unnecessary annoyance; I can’t believe how bad it’s gotten since.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I used to really enjoy Facebook. It was a great way to keep up with old friends and made new ones. For me it was a springboard for IRL relationships when I moved to a new city. But now it's just so riddled with advertisements and I've learned a lot about their extremely shady data collection practices that I just use it to "post and ghost" for my business.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

A friend tried to get me to sign up in the early boom days. "It's like MySpace, but for adults!" Yeah, that's not the selling point you seem to think it is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I love your downvote. “Nuh uh! Facepals is cool! You take that back!” lol