"We need to keep him on the app": user blasts Instagram's algorithm for pushing lingerie reels
airkatakana · x · 2026-10-04
AI researcher airkatakana complains that the very first thing Instagram showed him on opening the app was a borderline-naked woman in lingerie in a Reel. He jokes that the recommendation algorithm's logic is essentially: "male user I know nothing about is here and we need to keep him on the app — what do I show him to maximize this?", implying the system leans on suggestive content to drive retention when it lacks user context.
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