By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-it-was-clearly-a-mistake-to-believe-cambridge-analytica-zuckerberg-says Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: ‘It was clearly a mistake to believe’ Cambridge Analytica, Zuckerberg says Politics Apr 10, 2018 3:47 PM EDT In the first of two scheduled congressional hearings with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sen. Bill Nelson asked the 33-year-old executive why the company didn’t notify the estimated 87 million users whose data was improperly used by Cambridge Analytica. Zuckerberg said Tuesday that Facebook had demanded that Cambridge Analytica delete and stop using any user’s personal information after the company learned of the firm’s data-mining through a third-party app developer. WATCH: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Senate committee “When we heard back from Cambridge Analytica that they had told us they weren’t using the data and had deleted [the app], we considered it a closed case,” Zuckerberg told the Florida senator. “In retrospect, that was clearly a mistake,” he said. Zuckerberg also said he didn’t notify the Federal Trade Commission of the data transgression because the company considered the matter a closed case. READ MORE: Facebook is ‘responsible for the content’ on its platform, Zuckerberg says WATCH: There ‘appears to be a pervasive pattern of political bias’ on Facebook, Sen. Cruz says WATCH: Zuckerberg says Facebook is open to regulation — if it’s the ‘right’ regulation Facebook is working with Mueller on Russia probe, Zuckerberg says WATCH: ‘It was clearly a mistake to believe’ Cambridge Analytica, Zuckerberg says WATCH: ‘I’m sorry,’ Zuckerberg says as he opens Senate hearing with apology We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
In the first of two scheduled congressional hearings with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sen. Bill Nelson asked the 33-year-old executive why the company didn’t notify the estimated 87 million users whose data was improperly used by Cambridge Analytica. Zuckerberg said Tuesday that Facebook had demanded that Cambridge Analytica delete and stop using any user’s personal information after the company learned of the firm’s data-mining through a third-party app developer. WATCH: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Senate committee “When we heard back from Cambridge Analytica that they had told us they weren’t using the data and had deleted [the app], we considered it a closed case,” Zuckerberg told the Florida senator. “In retrospect, that was clearly a mistake,” he said. Zuckerberg also said he didn’t notify the Federal Trade Commission of the data transgression because the company considered the matter a closed case. READ MORE: Facebook is ‘responsible for the content’ on its platform, Zuckerberg says WATCH: There ‘appears to be a pervasive pattern of political bias’ on Facebook, Sen. Cruz says WATCH: Zuckerberg says Facebook is open to regulation — if it’s the ‘right’ regulation Facebook is working with Mueller on Russia probe, Zuckerberg says WATCH: ‘It was clearly a mistake to believe’ Cambridge Analytica, Zuckerberg says WATCH: ‘I’m sorry,’ Zuckerberg says as he opens Senate hearing with apology We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now