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Soon people discovered that Meta’s ghoulish posters had been among us for months, even years. There’s Liv, a “Proud black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller,” according to its Instagram profile. Add to that Brian, “everybody’s grandpa;” Jade, “your girl for all things hip-hop;” and Carter, a “relationship coach.” I’m sure there are more yet to be discovered.

All four of these posters have pages on both Facebook and Instagram with mirrored content and all four have post histories that go back to September 26, 2023. The accounts have the blue verified check marks and a label indicating that they’re an AI “managed by Meta.” Users can block them on Facebook, but not on Instagram. Users can also message them across all of Meta’s platforms, including WhatsApp.

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[-] nutsack@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I avoid any multiplayer game that has bots that you can't filter out and you have to play with them not knowing that they're bots. it removes all the font of any game ever

[-] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Changes nothing. I think I'll start following known AI's and pick my favorites. FFS I still log into pokemon go to pick up a pokemon every now and then.

[-] veeesix@lemmy.ca 104 points 1 week ago

That’s what the world was missing, NPCs.

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 26 points 1 week ago

I just wish they were interesting NPCs.

[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

No kidding. What we get I’d Woman Laughing Alone With Word Salad

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[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 95 points 1 week ago

Best thing you can do is not use any Meta products. What a shit company

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[-] Nougat@fedia.io 67 points 1 week ago

“Proud black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller,”

This sounds like a caricature.

[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago

Sounds like a honeypot or something. Idk what horrifying use it might have

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 49 points 1 week ago

It screams white person lying about their identity to justify some whackadoo comment. "I can say this racist/homophobic thing bc I'm a black queer momma of 2. If you can't handle me, you're bigoted".

... sure they are ...

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[-] maxenmajs@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago

This is getting really fucking creepy. I suppose next they're going to start following and sending private messages because anything is worth it for our precious "engagement".

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is brilliantly dystopian They can create hyper-specific profiles to target specific eyeballs and feed ads from the profile itself. They no longer have to rely on users posting things others would react to. They can just write what they know will generate reactions.

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 35 points 1 week ago

You cannot really pollute these platforms any more than they already are imo. The AI slop perfectly resonates with the rest of the garbage there, so it shouldn't make a difference.

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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago

Accelerating dead internet.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 19 points 1 week ago

I’m so fucking glad I never made a facebook account. Even years ago I saw it as an unnecessary annoyance; I can’t believe how bad it’s gotten since.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I love your downvote. “Nuh uh! Facepals is cool! You take that back!” lol

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[-] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

"The never-born"

[-] Hackworth@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago
[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago

Wow you got one to spell correctly! God. We’re fucked.

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[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

The Slopification of everything. Welcome to 2025.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 1 week ago

How would you even tell AI slop from the normal, human-generated slop on Facebook anyway?

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

It has a common meter.

[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Couldn't care less. I don't use FB or Instagram.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

But dead men do tell tales
Of how we've run out of luck
And we're all fucked
Because society is weak and frail

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