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The tech angle here is unsurprising, but yet another example of "the algorithm" causing real harm Tech companies can't scream "it's too hard". Tech employees c
by iso1631 3y ago
The tech angle here is unsurprising, but yet another example of "the algorithm" causing real harm
Tech companies can't scream "it's too hard". Tech employees can't hide their actions behind "If I didn't do it someone else would".
From the longer article at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/Iot1dIWVS5/hunting-the-monkey-torturers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/Iot1dIWVS5/hunting-the-monk...
> Then the algorithm served her videos of monkeys being slapped and sprayed with water. These videos violated YouTube’s terms of service, so she reported them, but the platform didn’t seem to take any action. The videos kept appearing. Kapetanich kept clicking. Soon enough, a torture video turned up in her feed.