Facebook researchers were warning about its recommendations fueling QAnon in 2019

Facebook officials have long known about how the platform's recommendations can lead users into conspiracy theory-addled "rabbit holes." Now, we know just how clear that picture was thanks to documents provided by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. During the summer of 2019, a Facebook researcher found that it took just five days for the company to begin recommending QAnon groups and other disturbing content to a fictional account, according to an internal report whose findings were reported...