Court docs: Facebook execs discussed a plan in 2012 to cut off access to user data for developers seen as future rivals while pushing a user privacy narrative
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) began cutting off access to user data for app developers from 2012 to squash potential rivals …
Going through these docs, it's fascinating to see Sheryl Sandberg and the FB policy team brag about their control over both the Freedom Caucus AND the ACLU. https://twitter.com/...
The emergence of nearly 7,000 pages of company emails and executive documents comes as Facebook faces multiple investigations into possible antitrust violations by regulators around the world. https://www.reuters.com/...
FACEBOOK: “these documents were taken out of context” EVERY REPORTER FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS: “Well what's the context?” FACEBOOK: “how dare u” https://www.reuters.com/...
leaked documents “show how Zuckerberg ... found ways to tap Facebook users' data — including information about friends, relationships and photos — as leverage over the companies it partnered with” https://www.nbcnews.com/...
@mariaressa Reuters first out of the block reporting on leaked internal Facebook documents establishing even more evidence of antitrust concerns. This clearly highlights the connection between data policy and competition policy which the world is awakening to quickly. https://www…