An internal Meta memo said the company planned to launch facial recognition during a moment of political distraction because civil society groups "would have their resources focused on other concerns"

An internal Meta memo said the company planned to launch facial recognition during a moment of political distraction because civil society groups "would have their resources focused on other concerns"

Tension: Meta’s internal memo didn’t just describe a controversial product — it documented the strategic reasoning for when to launch it: pick a moment of political distraction when civil society groups “would have their resources focused on other concerns.” Noise: Most coverage has framed this as a technology and privacy risk story — whether Name Tag will launch, what it can do technically, and how dangerous real-time facial identification in c…