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Dead Internet Theory 2025
Meta is testing, or has started to ship, its AI generated profiles on Instagram
https://bsky.app/profile/o.simardcasanova.net/post/3letbbsvqgc2a
They’re functionally literally the same thing as the spam bots social media platforms have chased out for years. Why would you actively worsen your platform in such a way? What’s the point even?
I'm sure this is fine. I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
ETA: An article was just posted that adds a bit more context:
https://www.404media.co/metas-ai-profiles-are-indistinguishable-from-terrible-spam-that-took-over-facebook/
The context doesn't make any of this less upsetting, unfortunately.
https://bsky.app/profile/o.simardcasanova.net/post/3letbbsvqgc2a
They’re functionally literally the same thing as the spam bots social media platforms have chased out for years. Why would you actively worsen your platform in such a way? What’s the point even?
I'm sure this is fine. I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
ETA: An article was just posted that adds a bit more context:
https://www.404media.co/metas-ai-profiles-are-indistinguishable-from-terrible-spam-that-took-over-facebook/
The context doesn't make any of this less upsetting, unfortunately.
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I cannot keep up with this timeline. Maybe the goal is to chase all humans away from online communities so we relearn to organise offline?! I am so confused.
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