"It is concerning that our systems almost classify [CSAM] as an interest category, and will serve a ton of it if we think a user likes it. can lead to pretty bad rabbit holes"

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Praveen ████: "shared: Instagram_Instagram_s_Algorithm_Delivers_Toxic_Video_Mix_to_Adults_Who_Follow_Children_-_WSJ.pdf" Tomas Kabbabe: "It is true that the article seems like an intentional hit piece… But at the same time, some of the content shouldn't be in the platform" Praveen ████: " definitely agree - my guess is that it would look much much worse if we weren't doing enforcement. But it is concerning that our systems almost classify this type of contest as an interest category, and will serve a ton of it if we think a user likes it. can lead to pretty bad rabbit holes… i suppose it just reflects the reality that it is an interest category lol" Tomas Kabbabe: "Honestly the hardest part of my job sometimes is realizing that humans can be very gross"