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# Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

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**Published:** June 29, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.wired.com/story/meta-contractors-pretending-to-be-teens-chatbot-testing/  

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