Cambridge Analytica, ten years on: Meta cannot shake the ghosts of political interference
A decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which collected data from 87 million Facebook users without consent, the debate over political manipulation on social media remains alive. Meta was ordered by a New Mexico court to pay a fine of about 22 billion euros for violating protection laws, on top of 4.5 billion already paid to the FTC. Meanwhile, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court is demanding that Meta explain an alleged favorable treatment of Flávio Bolsonaro over Lula da Silva.
In 40 seconds
- Cambridge Analytica used data from 87 million Facebook users without consent for personalized political propaganda in the Trump and Brexit campaigns.
- A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay about 22 billion euros, in addition to the 4.5 billion paid to the FTC.
- Brazil's Superior Electoral Court is demanding that Meta show its algorithms treat Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro equally.
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