Facebook/Cambridge Analytica Reader

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Last Updated: March 27, 2018.

Overview

How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions https://t.co/Og2VCZx7J7

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 17, 2018

Here’s what you need to know about how a political data firm tied to President Trump’s campaign gained access to private information on 50 million Facebook users https://t.co/GXvVFC4fLK

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 19, 2018

Analysis: Everything you need to know about the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook debacle https://t.co/EOauccOZ2B

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 19, 2018

Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, explained https://t.co/FR8Gp5hoYc by @binarybits

— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) March 20, 2018

Cambridge Analytica CEO appears to talk about using bribes and sex workers to sway elections on secretly recorded news video https://t.co/hqhQK70bFs

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 19, 2018

Analysis: Cambridge Analytica’s reach went far beyond the U.S. elections https://t.co/JC6P6XdJJY

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 20, 2018

How does the Cambridge Analytica timeline intersect with the Trump campaign?

Check out the timeline here. @MSNBC https://t.co/VpYJqc8z0W

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) March 20, 2018

How researchers learned to use Facebook "likes" to sway your thinking https://t.co/2F4xre9ubW

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 20, 2018

Inside Cambridge Analytica

Former Cambridge Analytica contractor Christopher Wylie tells CNN’s @donlemon that he helped build a “psychological warfare weapon” to “exploit mental vulnerabilities that our algorithms showed that [Facebook users] had." https://t.co/3u8JNn3DlO pic.twitter.com/GhIFPU1sci

— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2018

Christopher Wylie, who helped found Cambridge Analytica and worked there until late 2014, said of its leaders: “Rules don’t matter for them. For them, this is a war, and it’s all fair.” https://t.co/RKceu0ibj5 pic.twitter.com/7gArETtUAk

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 17, 2018

British lawmakers hear testimony from a pink-haired whistle-blower who worked for a company that gave its clients access to a vast collection of personal information harvested from Facebook https://t.co/km4ESk8OuN

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) March 28, 2018

Inside Facebook

Breaking News: A Facebook executive who urged transparency on Russian disinformation is said to be leaving after clashing with other company officialshttps://t.co/NVdk4yeyz4

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 19, 2018

Opinion: "I worked at Facebook. I know how Cambridge Analytica could have happened." https://t.co/VwNLv2JVXV

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 21, 2018

Facebook Fallout

.@facebook is being sued by its shareholders over lax data security https://t.co/Y7CZUR2N1f pic.twitter.com/6QqWpFEtRd

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) March 21, 2018

Facebook finally responded to the Cambridge Analytica scandal—and it’s passing the buck. https://t.co/3USeKMwzCS pic.twitter.com/Lqgg87fVzy

— Slate (@Slate) March 21, 2018

Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica crisis keeps growing https://t.co/Us8K6NtD9N

— Vox (@voxdotcom) March 20, 2018

FTC opens investigation into Facebook after Cambridge Analytica scrapes millions of users' personal information https://t.co/Nr8zY22gEH

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 20, 2018

Evening update: NY joins growing list of state attorneys general with investigations, reviews etc. of Facebook data privacy, including MA, CT, and PA. Who will come tomorrow? https://t.co/XPnyHneKCq

— Sara Merken (@SaraMerken) March 20, 2018

Facebook is defending its protection of user information after Cambridge Analytica harvested private information from more than 50 million profiles. But lawmakers in the U.S. and Britain are calling for greater scrutiny. https://t.co/3ftEEPCqa9

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 19, 2018

How Facebook, the ultimate disrupter, could be disrupted | By Emily Parker via @CNNOpinion https://t.co/bjfKUP84NS pic.twitter.com/Rcf8lMRNvv

— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2018

One of the men who got rich selling WhatsApp to Facebook wants people to #deletefacebook https://t.co/rFEghxR9Zq

— Quartz (@qz) March 21, 2018

On @Breakingviews TV: The risk for Facebook is not that users quit the platform altogether, but that they slowly disengage, says @jennifersaba https://t.co/LyzQM1ESRR $FB pic.twitter.com/s67wPDN6nl

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 28, 2018

Poll: Majority of Facebook Users ‘Likely to Quit’ Over Privacy Concerns https://t.co/iDw2yBrEEF

— Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) March 28, 2018

Solutions

Audit your Facebook apps, audit your Facebook privacy settings, and 5 other tips for protecting your data on Facebook https://t.co/k3MUfXPw0I

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 20, 2018