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WTF!!!! How can you be so horrible, Facebook? And to do this on a Friday in between CEO behind closed door with tail between legs and unsealing???? Ok, I’m reading. Don’t call me quite yet, press. Thx.
Hey press. Two strong suggestions.. 1) do not link to Facebook’s blog post spin especially on this one without context, link to independent reporters 2) don’t let Facebook feed this spin without quantifying how many weren’t rolled out or responsive. 
Bottom-line, Facebook purged millions of “fake accounts” in spring 2017 and now tens of thousands of apps. (all caps apology) -> THIS LOOKS LIKE ENRON. There should be an independent ten year audit of Facebook’s account and app decisions to approve or purge. And subpoena the CEO.
The unsealed MA AG docs are much more interesting than Facebook's attempts to spin them in advance on Friday with a blog post. Same old strategy by Facebook comms. A couple items beyond the now-reported 69,000 apps purged number, 10k involving personal data risk.
It adds to timeline of how Facebook attempted to cover-up Cambridge Analytica. We already knew FB didn't actually receive the (false) certification from Cambridge Analytica until April '17. But we didn't know that they were increasing credit limits and sending swag at same time.
Only if you're closely following evidence would you now note:
- Cambridge Analytica reached out to Facebook June 22, 2016 to "resolve some issues." (MA Exhibit Y)
[Brexit vote was June 23, 2016]
- Facebook signed certification with Kogan on June 24, 2016 (@CommonsCMS evidence)
- Cambridge Analytica reached out to Facebook June 22, 2016 to "resolve some issues." (MA Exhibit Y)
[Brexit vote was June 23, 2016]
- Facebook signed certification with Kogan on June 24, 2016 (@CommonsCMS evidence)
(note from me: I've always found the timeline deeply suspicious. Facebook would have been at its greatest risk and have significant incentive to get Kogan to sign certification on the day after the Brexit vote was passed.)
By the way, this doesn't read well for a platform supplier especially one now under antitrust investigation by @HouseJudiciary, @FTC and 9 State AGs => “I’m assuming we enforce our policies against competitors much more strongly.” - CE) Mark Zuckerberg
@HouseJudiciary @FTC Bottom-line, Facebook is clearly trying to stall out the clock on public backlash but this doesn't read well and it's on Ads to protect consumers if there are possibly dozens if not thousands of Cambridge Analyticas as @CommonsCMS @IanCLucas has also questioned.
@HouseJudiciary @FTC @CommonsCMS @IanCLucas Add this to the many questions Facebook has refused to answer. Those close to this have started summarizing as "who knew what and when." It's an exhausting cover-up and a matter of when not if the house of cards falls at this point. Many will look bad.
