Facebook used “Stormchaser” tool to keep track of negative press

Facebook has had technology and policies in place designed to protect the company's interests and image on the platform.

Bloomberg reports that it saw documents and heard testimonies of four people whom it did not name, who detailed one of the tools used by Facebook, the Stormchaser software.

According to the report, the software was used to track "fake news", hoaxes, and the like about Facebook and its products and services.

One example was a message urging the recipient to copy and paste it and share it with all their friends - stating that otherwise, the tech giant would share their private information.

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