Dozens of Facebook contractors lost their jobs after an algorithm reportedly chose them 'at random'

[Kent Sharkey]

Engadget[^]:

The cuts affect about 60 employees of Accenture, a firm that oversees teams of Facebook moderators and other contractors.

The algorithm is known as "One-potato, two-potato..."

Or maybe the highly advanced, "Eeeny, meeny, miny, moe"?

[Joe Woodbury]

"What's this?" "A list of idiots working for us." "Nah, just do the layoff randomly."