Facebook recognizes that it scans images and links sent via Facebook Messenger

The privacy scandal that Facebook found itself involved in has not yet ended, but the company seems to have revealed a practice that has ripped away some remaining feathers, that is how it scans messages, photos and links sent by users on the Facebook Messenger platform. This was revealed during an interview with Mr. Ezra Klein of Vox magazine.


During the interview, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked about how he was notified about ethnic cleansing in Myanmar after sending messages via the Facebook Messenger platform. According to Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, "In this case, our systems discover what is happening. We stop these messages from passing. "

While we see the view of Facebook, it has caused a lot of uproar especially in this period where the company is subjected to a thorough examination on how to deal with the privacy of its users. Since then, Facebook has defended its practices in a statement to Bloomberg, where the company said the scanning technology is used to prevent arbitrary behavior, such as sharing immoral images of children.

"For example, on Facebook Messenger, when sending an image, our systems scan them using image matching technology to find out if these images are in an unethical state," she said in a statement. Also scan links that are shared for malware or viruses. Facebook designed these automated tools so you can stop offensive behavior on our platform quickly. "

Earlier, Facebook found itself in a legal quandary after it was found to be collecting call records and text messages for users on the Android platform, which has angered many users around the world.

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