Article 2MZ0M Leaked confidential memo reveals Facebook program to identify and target "insecure" kids

Leaked confidential memo reveals Facebook program to identify and target "insecure" kids

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Cory Doctorow
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The Australian reports on a leaked memo -- described but not published -- marked "confidential" and created and distributed internally by Facebook that describes how the system's surveillance tools can identify children and teens in "insecure" moments when they "need a boost," explaining that they had identified markers to tell them when a young person was feeling "stressed", "defeated", "overwhelmed", "anxious", "nervous", "stupid", "silly", "useless", and a "failure." (more")

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