'Shrimp Jesus' — AI-Generated Slop Pages Flooding Facebook Farm Millions of Engagements From Boomers Who Think the Images Are Real
Stanford's Internet Observatory documented 120+ Facebook pages posting AI-generated surreal religious imagery — most famously 'Shrimp Jesus', a crustacean-Christ hybrid that received 20k+ comments of 'Amen!' before users realized it was AI. The pages, often run from Vietnam and the Philippines, farm reach using Meta's recommender algorithm, then monetize via crypto scams and stolen Etsy store links. Meta's own internal research showed AI slop reached 40% of Facebook's non-following feed in 2024.
Stanford's Internet Observatory documented 120+ Facebook pages posting AI-generated surreal religious imagery — most famously 'Shrimp Jesus', a crustacean-Christ hybrid that received 20k+ comments of 'Amen!' before users realized it was AI. The pages, often run from Vietnam and the Philippines, farm reach using Meta's recommender algorithm, then monetize via crypto scams and stolen Etsy store links. Meta's own internal research showed AI slop reached 40% of Facebook's non-following feed in 2024.
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