Papua New Guinea shuts down Facebook in test to stop 'pornography, misinformation, hate speech
c/world · u/kevowej635@lemmy.wtf · 343 points
c/world · u/kevowej635@lemmy.wtf · 343 points
u/werefreeatlast@lemmy.world · 1 points
Just remember, the grass is always greener if you don't now the lawn.
u/peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 1 points
Yeah I know here, but we ain't talking about here, we're talking about Facebook
u/peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 2 points
Ok lemme just check out my time machine
u/ramble81@lemm.ee · 5 points
It did that to me about a month ago. And the ads were interesting too. It thought I wanted lingerie
u/peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 8 points
Well that's far more horrifying
u/dufkm@lemmy.world · 11 points
Well, the Facebook algorithm has noticed that I stop scrolling when I see big ole tiddies, so my feed has been very... suggestive lately. Not that I'm complaining.
u/Eezyville@sh.itjust.works · 5 points
CSAM. I don't think that's what you're looking for.
u/ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml · 3 points
There was a fair bit of it on Instagram like a year or two ago.
u/werefreeatlast@lemmy.world · 2 points
There's a ton of it here if you know how to search for it....try boobs or any other word on the search box.
u/RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world · 0 points
yes tons of it
u/ICastFist@programming.dev · 66 points
It won't stop the porn, but it will probably reduce the hate and misinfo
u/RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · 55 points
That describes social media in 3 words.
u/peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 36 points
There's porn on Facebook?
u/xmunk@sh.itjust.works · 20 points
That's a great idea. Maybe keep it that way for several decades to study the effects?
u/Treczoks@lemmy.world · 18 points
Good. Now, if the rest of the civilized world would follow this example, please?
u/fluxion@lemmy.world · 9 points
2 good reasons at least
u/RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world · 6 points
I'm just waiting for a country the EU to do something similar to twitter since it's run by Nazis
u/morrowind@lemmy.ml · 5 points
Time for a friendica boom in PNG?