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Meta finally acknowledges that Facebook has a major spam problem
Meta says it plans to start “cracking down” on Facebook spam and will penalize the worst offenders.
The phenomenon, which has been extensively documented by 404 Media, involved bizarre, often nonsensical AI-generated images — like the now infamous “ Shrimp Jesus ” — that serve little purpose other than to farm engagement for people trying to make money on or off Facebook. AI slop and engagement bait aren’t the only types of low-quality posts that have overwhelmed users’ Facebook feeds in recent years. But given how much easier it is to make AI slop than good original content, it could be a long time before Meta is able to get Facebook’s spam problem under control.
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