Whistleblowers, dolphin memes, and a million dollar toilet

How has an algorithmic arms race created an environment where controversial and incendiary content is routinely amplified on our feeds? On this episode, Marianna discusses her latest investigation, which provides a paper trail showing how social media giants ignored internal warnings about the design of their platforms. She's heard from whistleblowers about problematic moderation practices, how companies deal with so-called borderline content, and the troubling reality that algorithms may now be beyond our control.

Also this week, we look at the website 'your ai slop bores me' which launched two weeks ago and is already claiming over...