# Facebook Messenger on The No Agenda Show

Facebook Messenger comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2015 to April 2018.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** May 2015 – April 2018
- **Related topics:** [Privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/privacy.md), [Attorney General](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/attorney-general.md), [Bank Checks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bank-checks.md), [Eavesdropping](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/eavesdropping.md), [Hate Speech](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hate-speech.md), [Marijuana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marijuana.md), [Microphone](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microphone.md), [Myanmar](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/myanmar.md), [Targeted Ads](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/targeted-ads.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Facebook Messenger Scanning, Myanmar Hate Speech

- **Episode:** [1022: LibJoe](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1022-libjoe.md)
- **Published:** 2018-04-05
- **Time:** 1:27:41–1:30:42
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1022-libjoe/chapter/facebook-messenger-scanning-myanmar-hate-speech.md

Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook scans private Messenger conversations to detect "sensational messages" and inciteful content, citing an example from Myanmar involving religious conflict. The hosts highlight this as a major privacy concern, as it confirms that direct messages are not private and are subject to AI surveillance for "hate speech."

Keywords: [facebook messenger](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facebook-messenger.md), [privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/privacy.md), [myanmar](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/myanmar.md), [hate speech](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hate-speech.md), ai scanning

### Facebook Messenger Microphone Eavesdropping Claims

- **Episode:** [830: Tool Followers](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/830-tool-followers.md)
- **Published:** 2016-06-04
- **Time:** 2:47:05–2:48:48
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/830-tool-followers/chapter/facebook-messenger-microphone-eavesdropping-claims.md

Facebook has admitted that its Messenger app can turn on a user's microphone to listen to their environment. While the company claims this is to provide "helpful" features, many users report receiving highly specific targeted ads immediately after having private, offline conversations about those products.

Keywords: [facebook messenger](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facebook-messenger.md), [microphone](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microphone.md), [targeted ads](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/targeted-ads.md), [privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/privacy.md), [eavesdropping](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/eavesdropping.md)

### Marijuana Dealer Anecdote and the Attorney General

- **Episode:** [725: Cricket Flour](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/725-cricket-flour.md)
- **Published:** 2015-05-30
- **Time:** 55:28–59:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/725-cricket-flour/chapter/marijuana-dealer-anecdote-and-the-attorney-general.md

A personal anecdote describes an encounter with a marijuana dealer named Danny who used an envelope addressed to the Attorney General of the United States to transport drugs. The narrator later discovered the envelope actually contained Danny's child support bank checks, leading to a realization that the marijuana might have been accidentally mailed to the government.

Keywords: [marijuana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marijuana.md), [attorney general](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/attorney-general.md), [facebook messenger](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/facebook-messenger.md), child support, [bank checks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bank-checks.md)

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