Messenger Messenger Privacy changes — 20200912_rev01

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#### Safer Browsing

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If someone sends you suspicious links that may lead you to malicious and unsafe websites, you'll see a warning so you don't click a link that may compromise your private data.

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[Learn more](https://www.facebook.com/help/713015355575644)

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### KEEPING YOU SAFE

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## KEEPING YOU SAFE

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## A safe platform is critical for you to feel secure about sharing with the people you care about.

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### A safe platform is critical for you to feel secure about sharing with the people you care about.

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That's why we're constantly working to stop malicious activity before it reaches you. Here are the ways we work to protect your privacy, safety, and well-being on Messenger:

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### KEEPING YOU SAFE

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## KEEPING YOU SAFE

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## A safe platform is critical for you to feel secure about sharing with the people you care about.

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### A safe platform is critical for you to feel secure about sharing with the people you care about.

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That's why we're constantly working to stop malicious activity before it reaches you.

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Here are the ways we work to protect your privacy, safety, and well-being on Messenger:

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## Stopping scammers

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#### Stopping scammers

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We filter potentially harmful messages so they don't reach your inbox. Safety notices may pop up in your chats to help you spot potential scams or imposters and offer ways to respond like blocking the account.

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## Removing fake accounts

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#### Removing fake accounts

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We detect and block millions of fake accounts on Facebook every day to ensure your Messenger experience stays safe and secure. The majority of these accounts are [caught within minutes of registration](https://transparency.facebook.com/community-standards-enforcement), before they are able to cause harm.

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## Leveraging AI

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#### Leveraging AI

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We enlist the help of artificial intelligence to identify unusual behavioral patterns correlated with phishing, scamming, and other harmful activities to remove them from our platform. As these harmful activities evolve, so does our technology.

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## Spotting impersonators

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The Blue Badge on Messenger lets you make sure the account you're speaking with is authentic, and helps to prevent scammers from posing as public figures, media companies or brands.

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## Reducing the spread of misinformation

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#### Reducing the spread of misinformation

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Providing people with context helps stop the spread of misinformation. The forwarded label alerts you when you are receiving a forwarded message, which helps you know when a message you received was not created by the person who sent it.

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## Enhanced safeguards for minors

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#### Enhanced safeguards for minors

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Keeping minors safe on our platforms is one of our greatest responsibilities. We provide enhanced safety features for children under the age of 18 such as limiting who can message them and how they can be found in search, and offer them educational tips. We also use machine learning to detect and disable accounts who are engaging in inappropriate interactions with children.

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## Additional Resources

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Use Messenger to stay connected with your community and trusted sources of information. [Learn More](https://www.messenger.com/coronavirus)

 ## You control your Messenger experience.
 ## Protecting your privacy
 Who you talk to and what you share should be up to you. We're dedicated to making sure Messenger is a safe, private, and secure place for you to connect with the people who matter. To do this, we've built tools that allow you to stay in control, secure your account, and stay safe on the platform.
+### KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SAFE
+## KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SAFE
+## Your messages are your messages.
+### Your messages are your messages.
 We want you to know what information we collect and how we use it. We don't use the content of your messages with other people for ad targeting. Ads are shown to you based on your activity across Facebook companies and products, your activity with other businesses, your activity on other websites and apps, and your location.
 [Learn more](https://www.facebook.com/ads/about/)
+### KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SAFE
+## KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SAFE
+## Your messages are your messages.
+### Your messages are your messages.
 We want you to know what information we collect and how we use it. We don't use the content of your messages with other people for ad targeting. Ads are shown to you based on your activity across Facebook companies and products, your activity with other businesses, your activity on other websites and apps, and your location.
 [Learn more](https://www.facebook.com/ads/about/)
+### KEEPING HACKERS AT BAY
+## KEEPING HACKERS AT BAY
+## We have expert teams dedicated to detecting and preventing hackers from accessing your personal messages and information.
+### We have expert teams dedicated to detecting and preventing hackers from accessing your personal messages and information.
 We also offer these tools to help you stay safe:
 #### Two-Factor Authentication
 Improve your account safety and help protect yourself from hacking and phishing attempts even if your password is compromised.
 #### Safer Browsing
 If someone sends you suspicious links that may lead you to malicious and unsafe websites, you'll see a warning so you don't click a link that may compromise your private data.
 [Learn more](https://www.facebook.com/help/713015355575644)
+### KEEPING YOU SAFE
+## KEEPING YOU SAFE
+## A safe platform is critical for you to feel secure about sharing with the people you care about.
+### A safe platform is critical for you to feel secure about sharing with the people you care about.
 That's why we're constantly working to stop malicious activity before it reaches you. Here are the ways we work to protect your privacy, safety, and well-being on Messenger:
+### KEEPING YOU SAFE
+## KEEPING YOU SAFE
+## A safe platform is critical for you to feel secure about sharing with the people you care about.
+### A safe platform is critical for you to feel secure about sharing with the people you care about.
 That's why we're constantly working to stop malicious activity before it reaches you.
 Here are the ways we work to protect your privacy, safety, and well-being on Messenger:
+## Stopping scammers
+#### Stopping scammers
 We filter potentially harmful messages so they don't reach your inbox. Safety notices may pop up in your chats to help you spot potential scams or imposters and offer ways to respond like blocking the account.
+## Removing fake accounts
+#### Removing fake accounts
 We detect and block millions of fake accounts on Facebook every day to ensure your Messenger experience stays safe and secure. The majority of these accounts are [caught within minutes of registration](https://transparency.facebook.com/community-standards-enforcement), before they are able to cause harm.
+## Leveraging AI
+#### Leveraging AI
 We enlist the help of artificial intelligence to identify unusual behavioral patterns correlated with phishing, scamming, and other harmful activities to remove them from our platform. As these harmful activities evolve, so does our technology.
+## Spotting impersonators
+#### Spotting impersonators
 The Blue Badge on Messenger lets you make sure the account you're speaking with is authentic, and helps to prevent scammers from posing as public figures, media companies or brands.
+## Reducing the spread of misinformation
+#### Reducing the spread of misinformation
 Providing people with context helps stop the spread of misinformation. The forwarded label alerts you when you are receiving a forwarded message, which helps you know when a message you received was not created by the person who sent it.
+## Enhanced safeguards for minors
+#### Enhanced safeguards for minors
 Keeping minors safe on our platforms is one of our greatest responsibilities. We provide enhanced safety features for children under the age of 18 such as limiting who can message them and how they can be found in search, and offer them educational tips. We also use machine learning to detect and disable accounts who are engaging in inappropriate interactions with children.
 ## Additional Resources
+Use Messenger to stay connected with your community and trusted sources of information. [Learn More](https://www.messenger.com/coronavirus)

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