predatory
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The plaintiffs’ counsel also tested Snap’s “Quick Add” feature in 2023 and found that many of the usernames “generated by Snap’s recommendation algorithm appeared on their face to belong to predatory users,” the lawsuit said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Australia in December banned under 16s from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, in a crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Modern tarpon are large predatory fish that typically swallow smaller fish whole.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Sacha Wall is the only alleged victim of Sullivan's predatory behaviour who wanted to be named by BBC Panorama and the Times alongside an account of her experience.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Rahel stopped and turned around, and on her heart a drab moth with unusually dense dorsal tufts unfurled its predatory wings.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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