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Incident 4163 Report
Facebook's Job Ad Algorithm Allegedly Biased against Older and Female Workers
2022-12-01
Facebook's algorithm was alleged in a complaint by Real Women in Trucking to have selectively shown job advertisements disproportionately against older and female workers in favor of younger men for blue-collar positions.
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Teen's Overdose Reportedly Linked to Meta's AI Systems Failing to Block Ads for Illegal Drugs
2023-09-11
Meta's AI moderation systems reportedly failed to block ads for illegal drugs on Facebook and Instagram, allowing users to access dangerous substances. The system's failure is linked to the overdose death of Elijah Ott, a 15-year-old boy who sought drugs through Instagram.
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Instagram's Algorithm Reportedly Recommended Sexual Content to Teenagers' Accounts
2024-06-20
Tests by The Wall Street Journal and a researcher reportedly revealed that Instagram's AI-driven Reels algorithm recommends sexually suggestive content to accounts listed as 13 years old. Despite Meta's commitment to restrict such content for minors, explicit videos were served within minutes of account creation, according to the findings.
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