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April 24, 2018

Facebook Messenger can seem the least social part of the social network — much of the time, you’re only conversing with one other person. But it’s not just you and your chat partner on Messenger. Facebook itself automatically scans links and attached photos on its chat system for malware and child sexual abuse. FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam is quoted.

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