Facebook Suspends Tens of Thousands of Apps
Monday, September 23, 2019
Facebook announced that it has suspended tens of thousands of apps.
The move was announced in a blog post by Facebook VP of Product Partnerships Ime Archibong.
The suspensions follow an ongoing investigation after the "episode" in which data firm Cambridge Analytica manipulated Facebook user data to influence U.S. elections. Apps from close to 400 developers were involved.
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Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook was issued a $5 billion fine by the Federal Trade Commission.
Calls for intensive regulations of tech giants, including Facebook, continue. Recently, attorney generals around the country filed a series of lawsuits against major tech firms.
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