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posted by martyb on Wednesday March 21 2018, @01:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the And-nothing-of-value-was-lost dept.

#DeleteFacebook trends in response to Cambridge Analytica

We all moved on from MySpace. We can move on from Facebook too." This was a typical message found on Twitter in the wake of accusations over Cambridge Analytica using personal data from 50 million Facebook users to influence the US presidential election in 2016. After reports of Cambridge Analytica using Facebook's user information came to light, people began to urge others to either #DeleteFacebook or #BoycottFacebook in response.

[...] A spokeswoman for Privacy International warned that privacy concerns extend beyond Facebook as "your data is being exploited all the time". A person on the technology subsection of Reddit agreed, saying removing Facebook "doesn't solve the long term problem [because] consent to data use is very weakly protected online right now". And one Twitter user seeking regulation of Facebook said having the ability to delete an account is "a privilege".

This is a campaign we can all get behind, regardless of your position on election interference and influences.

Previously: The Cambridge Analytica Files


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @01:55AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @01:55AM (#655797)

    "Facebook just has too much traction to lose a substantial number of users."

    Let's give the real reason instead of some phony ad-exec-speak bullshit ( see above ).

    Below is the real reason :

                                                                          Most people are idiots.

    They engage in self-destructive behavior and don't think about having to pay the consequences until it is too late.

    And that's the real reason Facebook might stick around, the same way tobacco has stuck around, intravenous heroin use has stuck around, drunk driving has
    stuck around, etc.

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