Co-Founder of WhatsApp Says People Should Delete Facebook
Co-Founder of WhatsApp Says People
Should Delete Facebook In 2014, Facebook acquired the messenger from Brian Acton
for $19 billion. He then left in 2017 over disagreements concerning the platform's running of
promotional ads. Since departing, Acton has not shed
away from his disdain for
Mark Zuckerberg's company. Following the
Cambridge Analytica scandal,
he promoted #deletefacebook. During a recent conference at Stanford, he continued his criticism over Facebook's business model. Acton claims that tech giants like Facebook and Google
are putting money over privacy. Brian Acton, via Stanford University Acton went on to say that the idea of moderating content to get rid of disinformation and hate speech is impossible. Therefore, he says the only course of action is for people to delete their accounts. Brian Acton, via Stanford University
Should Delete Facebook In 2014, Facebook acquired the messenger from Brian Acton
for $19 billion. He then left in 2017 over disagreements concerning the platform's running of
promotional ads. Since departing, Acton has not shed
away from his disdain for
Mark Zuckerberg's company. Following the
Cambridge Analytica scandal,
he promoted #deletefacebook. During a recent conference at Stanford, he continued his criticism over Facebook's business model. Acton claims that tech giants like Facebook and Google
are putting money over privacy. Brian Acton, via Stanford University Acton went on to say that the idea of moderating content to get rid of disinformation and hate speech is impossible. Therefore, he says the only course of action is for people to delete their accounts. Brian Acton, via Stanford University