Facebook told advertisers that it could cause teenagers feeling “ insecure ” and “ worthless , ” according to a confidential internal report obtained by The Australian newspaper . The report , which was allegedly produced by Australian Facebook accounts for one of the country ’s major banks , claimed that the company could obtain the information by monitoring posts and photographs in real time . Facebook initially issued an apology and promised to undertake disciplinary processes in response to the report . However , a statement from the newspaper on 1 May described the article as “ misleading ” and made no reference to the apology or disciplinary action .
Facebook told advertisers that it could identify teenagers feeling “insecure” and “worthless,” according to a leaked internal report obtained by The Australian newspaper. The report, which was allegedly produced by Australian Facebook executives for one of the country’s major banks, claimed that the company could obtain the information by monitoring posts and photographs in real time. Facebook initially issued an apology and promised to undertake disciplinary processes in response to the report. However, a statement from the company on 1 May described the article as “misleading” and made no reference to the apology or disciplinary action.