Facebook algorithms went mad and threw up some weird -- and sexual -- search suggestions

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonMar 16, 2018, 9:13 am333 pts
Facebook has issued an apology after its search algorithms apparently went haywire and started to suggest a range of strange, and often NSFW, videos to users. Throughout Thursday night into Friday morning, a range of bizarre search suggestions were displayed to anyone who started typing "video of". Some of the…

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