Thread by @jason_kint

For those following DC vs Facebook, Facebook continued hard fight yday to keep sealed internal emails which report to show prior knowledge in Sep - Dec 2015 about "sketchy" Cambridge Analytica. An attending reporter was kind enough to share their notes (4 pages!). Red is me.

https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1157392479756390400

@profcarroll @carolecadwalla @CommonsCMS @bobzimmermp @beynate @JoStevensLabour @IanCLucas @DamianCollins I believe this is the OAG letter which Facebook claims as grounds for sealing these documents they labeled confidential. It was provided April 3, 2018 after DC AG had issued March 20, 2018 subpoena to Facebook (a Tuesday only days after hell broke loose for them). Well done, DC.

@profcarroll @carolecadwalla @CommonsCMS @bobzimmermp @beynate @JoStevensLabour @IanCLucas @DamianCollins 👆🏽Reminder Facebook was dark during this period. It was a firestorm, they tried to keep @carolecadwalla Guardian and NYT from reporting, they then jumped NYT/Guardian Friday night with a blog post then didn't publicly speak for 5 more days until CEO did Wed exclusive on CNN.

@profcarroll @carolecadwalla @CommonsCMS @bobzimmermp @beynate @JoStevensLabour @IanCLucas @DamianCollins anyway, we have:
FB CEO testified FB found out Dec, 2015
Kogan testimony under oath:
- he told FB in Sep '15
- his partner told FB before they hired him Nov '15)
SEC claim FB employees concern emails Sep-Nov '15
Guardian investigated Nov '14-Dec '15 reported Dec 11, 2015
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@profcarroll @carolecadwalla @CommonsCMS @bobzimmermp @beynate @JoStevensLabour @IanCLucas @DamianCollins and looping this back to the SEC complaint which was buried by Facebook in the hour its $5 BILLION settlement was announced with the FTC (and Mueller was testifying). This thread should fill in some details for those digging in. ht @profcarroll

https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1154067872831987712?s=20