Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Demeta@programming.devEnglish · 17 days agoMeta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams says company targeted ads at teens based on their ‘emotional state’techcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down10
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkMeta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams says company targeted ads at teens based on their ‘emotional state’techcrunch.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Demeta@programming.devEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareJimius@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up23·17 days agoThey knew instagram was leading mainly teenage girls to commit suicide. But sat on that for years instead of acting on it. I would not be surprised if they targeted sleeping pill ads to users who appear suicidal.
They knew instagram was leading mainly teenage girls to commit suicide. But sat on that for years instead of acting on it. I would not be surprised if they targeted sleeping pill ads to users who appear suicidal.