christopher wylie

Pro-War Press, Not Cambridge Analytica, Is the Real Scandal

Daniel Lazare / Truthdig Apr 13, 2018 The story is heavy on Russophobic propaganda and light on proof that the data analysis company influenced the 2016 election in any substantial way. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Facebook Starts to Send Out Millions of Privacy-Related Notices

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Apr 8, 2018 The 87 million users whose data might have been shared with Cambridge Analytica will get detailed messages through their news feed, the social media giant says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica CEOs on the Hot Seat

DANICA KIRKA and GREGORY KATZ / The Associated Press Mar 20, 2018 U.K. summons Mark Zuckerberg to testify in data-mining controversy; Trump-linked data firm suspends CEO Alexander Nix after a secretly recorded video is revealed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower: How We Influenced U.S. Voters (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 18, 2018 "This was the weapon that Steve Bannon wanted to build to fight his culture war," says Christopher Wylie, who helped target 50 million Americans during the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whistleblower: Trump Data Firm Raided 50 Million Facebook Profiles

Gregory Glover / Truthdig Mar 17, 2018 The social media site suspends Cambridge Analytica over a massive data breach that is reported to have targeted voters in the 2016 U.S. election. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )