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Funny how that works. I don't think the main talking point is the issue that they couldn't be blocked on Instagram. That is a non-answer to the question of why the decision to unleash these creepy, fake users into the wild was made in the first place. Full fledged features aren't suddenly mistakes just because they're getting backlash now. It seems like they're not sorry and they're going to keep trying.
I think the
Proud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-tellerbit explains perfectly why they released the bots onto the wild. They are there to spread misinformation and guide conversations through the use of that misinformation hoping that you don't notice and even sympathise with their manipulation machine.This was my first thought too. It's a peek behind the curtain to how "sophisticated" disinformation bots have actually become, and it's super interesting that there's backlash to it as most FB users love AI slop.
Maybe Meta's actually taking it down because they don't want people to start realizing how much of the social media they interact with is actually AI/LLM/chatbots.
Inadequately punished crimes are either a trial run or the cost of doing business to those sociopaths.
They're not even trying... It's obvious this has been a strategy and not a bug, and the ""apology""/excuse sounds like a boilerplate justification from someone who assumes everyone but them is an idiot.
And, realistically speaking, there's no reason for them to care in the first place. It's not like everyone's stopped using Facebook so far for any of their shady shit, and they've pulled FAR worse shit than bot accounts.
Everyone now understands the limits and they'll take full advantage of the buffer before hitting said limit - be less moronic than Musk and you're golden. It's really not that high of a bar for them.
Edit, to dispel any potential misunderstanding: I'm not defending them with my last statement, that's just how it is! If anything, it is our, the consumers', fault for putting up with this in the first place!
This has been going on for quite some time, and will just continue in the background. I always had suspicions about all the positive comments on advertisements. This just confirms that they’re faking engagement numbers.
Wait, you're telling me that people respond on ads? That's fucken crazy.
I cant confirm on this as I deleted my Facebook account 8 years ago, plus run ad-blockers. If I was in marketing and Meta told me there were positive reactions to our ad campaigns running on their site, I would take their metrics with a large pinch of salt.