Protect or Target? https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2022/05/25/uvalde-cisd-purchased-social-media-monitoring-service-years-before-shooting/ The district revealed Monday it had been using the platform 'to monitor all social media with a connection to Uvalde as a measure to identify any possible threats that might be made against students and or staff within the school district.' >According to its creators, the service - powered by advanced linguistics technology - scans and analyzes digital content to pick out and flag potential safety and security risks, as well as mental health and social and emotional concerns. >The software scans selected digital content - in this case, thousands of students' social media accounts - and identifies language that fit those criteria. >The powerful technology is designed to then alerts leaders if a community member is showing signs of crisis, so they can intervene before an incident occurs. >The service also scans threatening images, along with its associated text, before determining whether it is something community leaders should look into. >However, in this particular instance, the technology fell short - failing to spot Ramos' objectively concerning posts and notify district officials.