IS FACEBOOK scanning our texts to show us personalized ads? That’s what one TikTok user thinks. Here’s the truth.
Facebook is no stranger when it comes to controversy, especially the type that surrounds breaching its users’ privacy.
One Tiktoker claims Facebook is scanning their text messages. Credit: TikTok
And one TikToker named Lila, who goes by the handle “Ratatootle,” feels her privacy has indeed been breached by the tech giant.
Lila shared her thoughts on a TikTok video, which she captioned, “Like [I know] Facebook is listening but now they’re reading my texts, I’m over it.”
She began the post with an expression of discontent, proclaiming “I am done, I’m so done with this.”
Lila, who appeared to be sitting in her car throughout the duration of the video, then continued with an anecdote about updating her CV.
“Today, this morning, I texted my father and I said ‘hey, I’m applying to some internships in D.C.’ and I’m sending some stuff around, can you help me update my resume,” she said in the snippet.
Immediately following that conversation, the woman said that she received an email from a resume company she has not spoken to in over four years.
“I didn’t look anything up, I didn’t do anything, I texted my father… what the F***,” the woman exclaimed.
The post has received thousands likes and several comments since going live, with several of the commenters sharing similar stories.
While it’s no secret that Facebook stores our data, the social media company has explicitly said in the past that it does not read our text messages.
However, it does collect our text message data (assuming you gave them consent) and automatically scans the content without actually accessing the text.
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