This story highlights the unsettling power of social media algorithms and their impact on personal experiences. It raises questions about privacy, emotional well-being, and the responsibility of platforms in curating content that can affect users deeply.

The algorithm knew I was expecting before I had had a chance to tell my family, friends or GP. At first, I was served up joyful videos. Then the tone became much darker ...I don’t remember where I was when my TikTok feed showed me a video of a woman holding her stillborn baby, but I remember how I felt. At first, it appeared like any other video of a woman holding a newborn. It was tightly wrapped in blankets while she cradled it in her arms. She was crying, but so are most of the women in these post-birth videos. It wasn’t until I read the caption that I realised what I was looking at. Her baby had been delivered at 23 weeks. I was 22 weeks pregnant. I felt doomed.My social media algorithms knew I was pregnant before family, friends or my GP. Within 24-hours, they were transforming my feeds. On Instagram and TikTok, I would scroll through videos of women recording themselves as they took pregnancy tests, just as I had done. I “liked”, “saved”, and “shared” the content, feeding the machine, showing it that this is how it could hold my attention, compelling it to send me more. So it did. But it wasn’t long before the joy of those early videos started to transform into something dark. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/sep/03/i-felt-doomed-social-media-guessed-i-was-pregnant-my-feed-soon-grew-horrifying">Continue reading...</a>

تسلط هذه القصة الضوء على القوة المقلقة لخوارزميات وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي وتأثيرها على التجارب الشخصية. تثير تساؤلات حول الخصوصية، والرفاهية العاطفية، ومسؤولية المنصات في تنسيق المحتوى الذي يمكن أن يؤثر بعمق على المستخدمين.

تجربة امرأة تكشف كيف توقعت خوارزميات وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي حملها قبل أن تتمكن من مشاركة الخبر. في البداية، عرضت لها منصات التواصل محتوى مبهج، لكن سرعان ما تحول إلى محتوى مظلم مع مقاطع فيديو مؤلمة، بما في ذلك واحدة لامرأة تحمل طفلها الميت.

Esta historia destaca el inquietante poder de los algoritmos de las redes sociales y su impacto en las experiencias personales. Plantea preguntas sobre la privacidad, el bienestar emocional y la responsabilidad de las plataformas en la curaduría de contenido que puede afectar profundamente a los usuarios.

La experiencia de una mujer revela cómo los algoritmos de las redes sociales predijeron su embarazo antes de que pudiera compartir la noticia. Al principio, su feed mostraba contenido alegre, pero rápidamente se tornó oscuro con videos angustiosos, incluido uno de una mujer con su bebé nacido sin vida.

Cette histoire met en lumière le pouvoir troublant des algorithmes des réseaux sociaux et leur impact sur les expériences personnelles. Elle soulève des questions sur la vie privée, le bien-être émotionnel et la responsabilité des plateformes dans la curation de contenu pouvant profondément affecter les utilisateurs.

L'expérience d'une femme révèle comment les algorithmes des réseaux sociaux ont prédit sa grossesse avant qu'elle ne puisse partager la nouvelle. Au début, son fil d'actualité montrait du contenu joyeux, mais il est rapidement devenu sombre avec des vidéos troublantes, y compris celle d'une femme avec son bébé mort-né.

A woman's experience reveals how social media algorithms predicted her pregnancy before she could share the news. Initially, her feed showed joyful content, but it quickly turned dark with distressing videos, including one of a woman with her stillborn baby.