Pinterest algorithms are making it easy for creeps to make boards featuring underage girls
that Pinterest's recommendation algorithms are making it easier for pedophiles to create boards full of images of underage girls. After an initial search, Pinterest will start suggesting related searches that can easily be misused. The images themselves sometimes receive sexual comments.notes that it didn't find child sexual abuse material during its investigation.
Pinterest tells Engadget that it takes this content"very seriously" and is taking multiple actions that could help. It will start rolling out a board reporting option next week, and will soon offer expanded profile reporting tools that include minor-related content. In a response to, spokesperson Crystal Espinosa says the company also plans to bolster its AI moderation to catch some offenders automatically, and will add new age verification systems.
The revelations are significant in part because of Pinterest's aggressive stance toward moderation compared to other platforms — it's one of the few to place outright . At the same time, the findings underscore shortcomings in the company's reporting tools and recommendation engine. Facebook, Instagram and TikTok all have ways to directly report content involving kids.
There's political pressure to act, too. President Biden recently called for Congress and tech giants to
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