[HN Gopher] Instagram Reels flooded with violent videos before M...
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       Instagram Reels flooded with violent videos before Meta says it
       fixed error
        
       Author : c420
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2025-02-27 20:04 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | profsummergig wrote:
       | For a while I kept getting soft-porn-adjacent videos. Of girls in
       | very skimpy clothing doing "challenges". Non-stop. Effective
       | strategy to get the dad and granddad eyeballs.
       | 
       | AFAICT, internet advertising doesn't work (I never click on any
       | ads). Anyone have theories on how Meta is making so much money
       | (the reason for its insane valuation)?
        
         | fsflover wrote:
         | > AFAICT, internet advertising doesn't work (I never click on
         | any ads). Anyone have theories on how Meta is making so much
         | money (the reason for its insane valuation)?
         | 
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_advertising#Benefits_of...
        
         | pcbro141 wrote:
         | Because internet advertising works.
        
         | snovymgodym wrote:
         | Meta makes money hand-over-fist (Mainly from FB and Insta)
         | because:
         | 
         | 1. Internet advertising works. I don't click on ads either, but
         | other people do.
         | 
         | 2. Social media feed advertisements happen to be pretty
         | effective, and the average person is more receptive to them
         | than other formats, e.g. a YouTube ad that interrupts the video
         | they're trying to watch or a popover ad that blocks an article
         | they're trying to read.
         | 
         | 3. Meta has a very mature product for businesses to show ads in
         | a targeted fashion. Half the world's population uses some Meta
         | product every day, so the reach is unparalleled.
        
         | globular-toast wrote:
         | You don't have to click. If you see an ad then you are now
         | aware of that brand/product. That's enough.
        
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