WATCH: full #DeterringDemocracy investigation by the Channel 4 News Investigations Team here:
Vast in scale, the database contains details on almost 200 million Americans, among more than 5,000 files, which together amass almost 5 terabytes of data - making it one of the biggest leaks in history. #DeterringDemocracy
Trump’s 2016 election digital campaign involved a team from the now defunct British company Cambridge Analytica, working with the Republican National Committee. Two senior members of the Cambridge Analytica team are currently working on the Trump 2020 campaign.
Facebook is facing calls to ban political advertising following an international backlash over the use of its platform to spread misinformation, disinformation, and suppression during election campaigns.
The Trump campaign spent £44 million on Facebook ads alone during 2016.
Today, a Facebook spokesperson told Channel 4 News: “Since 2016, elections have changed and so has Facebook - what happened with Cambridge Analytica couldn’t happen today."
The Trump campaign, RNC and White House did not provide any comment to Channel 4 News prior to broadcast.
They wouldn’t comment to Channel 4 News, but Trump’s re-election campaign have now responded to our investigation, albeit to the Washington Post calling it ... ‘fake news’ washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
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