Facebook Is Listening Explanation

We finally have an explanation for “Facebook is listening to me through my phone”. They’d never do that (and it’s not really possible). Turns out literally everyone else was — and then selling that to ad data brokers. WTF, $3000 Samsung TV has an always-on mic, automatic content recognition, geo tracking, network mapping, and ships your data to Samsung + 400 partners....

A social media post jokes that Facebook is not secretly listening through your phone, while a quoted post reveals that an expensive Samsung TV has an always-on microphone and extensive tracking features. The punchline is that people blame Facebook for surveillance, but many other devices may actually collect and sell their data to advertisers and partners. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to privacy concerns and smart-device surveillance. EN: A social media post jokes that Facebook is not secretly listening through your phone, while a quoted post reveals that an expensive Samsung TV has an always-on microphone and extensive tracking features. The punchline is that people blame Facebook for surveillance, but many other devices may actually collect and sell their data to advertisers and partners. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to privacy concerns and smart-device surveillance.

• @gentoomemes / 22355 2026-10-24