People who are surprised to learn Mastodon admin can technically snope on direct messages always need reminders that the same is true everywhere (that doesn't promise direct to recipient encryption). Here's an article about Facebook sharing private messages with Netflix (and Spotify mentioned as well). The access seems to have been from about August 2013 until Facebook turned on encryption in 2018.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/netflix-ad-spend-led-to-facebook-dm-access-end-of-facebook-streaming-biz-lawsuit/
Eli the Bearded /
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2024-03-29 17:49:31
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2024-03-29 17:49:31Event JSON
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