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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/caseynewton/statuses/116089158421220414">Casey Newton (caseynewton@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Feb-2026 11:24:59 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton" title="caseynewton@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/61006-48-20240126011805.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Casey Newton" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Casey Newton</a></section><article><p>The possibility that Meta might build facial recognition again has to be considered against the backdrop of a fast-growing surveillance state in the US — and deepening ties between the tech industry and the military <a href="https://www.platformer.news/meta-facial-recognition-return/" rel="nofollow">https://www.platformer.news/meta-facial-recognition-return/</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6164526#notice-12146288">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-02-18T11:24:59+09:00" title="Wednesday, 18-Feb-2026 11:24:59 JST">about a month ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/116089158421220414" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/116089158421220414">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5808032">And the broader ecosystem of facial recognition tools continues to grow. Last week CBP signed a deal with the malignant Clearview AI to enable “tactical targeting” operations. The Department of Homeland Security is using a tool called Mobile Fortify to identify people in the field. And the Pentagon may be about to sever its ties with Anthropic over issues including the company’s reported refusal to let its AI tools be used for domestic surveillance. But OpenAI, Google and xAI have reportedly agreed to remove safeguards for at least some uses.And most relevant of all: the Times also broke the news last week that DHS has subpoenaed Meta, Google, Reddit and Discord to request personally identifying information for accounts who have criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of it killing peaceful protesters.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/089/158/064/773/628/original/64427e511293436b.png" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/089/158/064/773/628/original/64427e511293436b.png</a></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: www.platformer.news</div><h5><a href="https://www.platformer.news/meta-facial-recognition-return/">Meta’s face turn</a></h5><div> from <span>@CaseyNewton</span></div></header><div>In the company’s latest policy reversal under Trump 2.0, the facial recognition system it blew up in 2021 may be poised for a return</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Casey Newton (caseynewton@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Feb-2026 11:24:59 JST Casey Newton
The possibility that Meta might build facial recognition again has to be considered against the backdrop of a fast-growing surveillance state in the US — and deepening ties between the tech industry and the military https://www.platformer.news/meta-facial-recognition-return/
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1. And the broader ecosystem of facial recognition tools continues to grow. Last week CBP signed a deal with the malignant Clearview AI to enable “tactical targeting” operations. The Department of Homeland Security is using a tool called Mobile Fortify to identify people in the field. And the Pentagon may be about to sever its ties with Anthropic over issues including the company’s reported refusal to let its AI tools be used for domestic surveillance. But OpenAI, Google and xAI have reportedly agreed to remove safeguards for at least some uses. And most relevant of all: the Times also broke the news last week that DHS has subpoenaed Meta, Google, Reddit and Discord to request personally identifying information for accounts who have criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of it killing peaceful protesters.
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  In the company’s latest policy reversal under Trump 2.0, the facial recognition system it blew up in 2021 may be poised for a return

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