We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny. Result of Guardian Australia experiment aligns with research showing social media automatically delivers troubling content to young men, largely without oversight. Per whistleblowers this is because Facebook Instagram makes more pushing violent and polarizing content on users even if users are not interested. This is a clear danger to Americans, the FTC should break up Facebook Instagram’s monopoly.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/21/we-unleashed-facebook-and-instagrams-algorithms-on-blank-accounts-they-served-up-sexism-and-misogyny