Cambridge Analytica whistleblowing reorders Facebook politics

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The Cambridge Analytica revelations expose massive data harvesting from Facebook users, prompting global scrutiny of platform governance, campaign data practices, and algorithmic transparency.

Whistleblower Christopher Wylie details how Cambridge Analytica siphoned Facebook profile data through quiz apps, reigniting debates over consent, psychographic targeting, and the firm’s work for the Trump campaign and other right-wing causes worldwide.

The scandal triggers congressional hearings, FTC fines, and platform policy changes, galvanizing cross-partisan calls for privacy regulation and forcing campaigns to rethink how they acquire voter data in a post-2016 environment.

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March 17, 2018
Cambridge Analytica whistleblowing reorders Facebook politics
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