Four years ago, the Cambridge Analytica scandal hit the agenda like a bombshell. Cambridge Analytica collected the personal data of nearly 50 million Facebook users. These data were then used to influence voters’ opinions. Facebook, on the other hand, apologized to users and announced that the company had collected data inappropriately.
The founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, who was called to court on the issue, went to an agreement with Facebook’s UK-based Cambridge Analytica against the accusations in violation of the law. In the agreement, the amount that Facebook’s umbrella company Meta will pay was not disclosed.
Zuckerberg gave an account to Congress
The scandal that broke out in 2016 was revealed when a Cambridge Analytica employee spoke to The Observer. After the discussions at that time, Zuckerberg had to appear before the US Congress and answer questions. At that time, Facebook was fined billions of dollars. Facebook also lost $100 billion in value.
According to Carole Cadwalladr, who first revealed the scandal, this deal shows how desperate Zuckerberg is to cover up Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica leak. The reason for this opinion is that Zuckerberg and Meta’s CEO, Sheryl Sandberg, did not want to be cross-examined for 6 hours.
Zuckerberg and Sandberg, who will step down in the fall, would appear in court on September 20. According to rumors, Facebook’s deal in court will be $ 5 billion, but there is no definite information yet.
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