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Facebook denies targeting insecure users

The proposed 'dislike' button on Facebook. PHOTOS: COURTESY/INTERNET

Facebook has denied that it targets insecure young people in order to push advertising as a row rages over a leaked document.

 A research paper, reported on but not published by The Australian newspaper, was said to have gone into detail about how teenage users post about self-image, weight loss, and other issues.

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