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Big Data, Big Questions: Implications for Competition and Consumers
Questioner: Marsha BlackburnWitness: Steve Satterfield
Narrative: Youth TargetingHarm: Targeted advertisingDesign feature: Content AlgorithmOther Topics: Behavioral Targeting
Q. · Question
Marsha Blackburn
A. · Response
Steve Satterfield
QuestionCiting teens who said they now advise younger siblings to avoid Instagram, Blackburn asks whether Meta uses teen survey/behavioral data for micro-targeted advertising or to algorithmically push more of the same content to users.
ResponseSatterfield gives a general answer about improving the service, without confirming or denying the specific micro-targeting/content-amplification uses Blackburn asked about.