Threads is turning into 'To Catch a Predator' for old dudes who can't spot AI women
venturetwins · x · 2026-09-17
Tech writer Steven Johnson quipped that browsing Meta's Threads increasingly feels like watching "To Catch a Predator" — but starring old men who can't tell when the girl they're talking to is AI-generated. It's a pointed joke about AI-generated fake female accounts flooding social platforms and reliably fooling older users.
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