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Meta documents show 100,000 children sexually harassed daily on its platforms (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Wait so they see them and proceed to do nothing about it? What's the point of being able to see the messages then?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

✨ targeted ads ✨

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Targeted ads

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Tech companies have learned that it behooves them to collect as much data as they can, even if they don't have a present use for it. And with AI being so data-hungry, it appears to be paying off.