A few days later, Zuckerberg finally acknowledged facebook’s mistake in a post.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said On Tuesday that his company has a responsibility to protect users’ personal data, in response to allegations that Cambridge Analytica misused the data of 51 million Facebook users.
Let Giiso writing robot Take a look at the biggest data breach in Facebook’s history:
On March 16th Facebook announced that it was temporarily banning nepotism firms SCL and Cambridge Analytica;
On March 18th it emerged that more than 50m users’ information had been misused;
Tens of billions of dollars were wiped off Facebook’s market value on March 19th; The EU and the UK have responded strongly.
On March 20, Facebook held an emergency meeting for employees to ask questions about Cambridge Analytica;
On March 21, five days after the incident, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg issued a statement on his Facebook page. “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you,” the statement said.
Facebook was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, a sophomore at Harvard University. The number of users has been growing at an amazing rate for 14 years and has now crossed the 2 billion mark to become a global social media empire. The once-proud data-growth team is now Mired in a data scandal that has seen its share price plummet, wiping out some $40 billion in market value.
From the data breach scandal to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg being forced to break his silence in response, the anger on the Internet has not abated. And users didn’t seem to appreciate Zuckerberg’s post admitting facebook had made a mistake.
As for the uproar caused by the leak, some commentators have suggested that Facebook may be in a life-or-death situation. Some bloggers commented that only Zuckerberg’s resignation could solve Facebook’s current difficulties.
Devin Coldewey, a contributor to TechCrunch, said in an opinion piece on Wednesday that now is the right time for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to step down.
The article argued that Facebook had lost sight of its mission to connect to the world and was simply trying to make money in its failed attempts to break into new areas. In this process, Zuckerberg has important leadership responsibilities.
For Both Facebook and Zuckerberg, this is a good time to quit. By stepping down to take responsibility, Zuckerberg can avoid notoriety, or he can help Facebook out of its current predicament and make drastic changes at the company.
As for users, they will also raise new hopes for Facebook.
As for where events will end up? Will Zuckerberg resign? Can Facebook survive the crisis? We’ll just have to wait and see.
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