'Cambridge Analytica planted fake news' - BBC News

A former employee of London-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica has said the company "absolutely" planted fake news.
Christopher Wylie said Cambridge Analytica used the personal data of 50 million Facebook members to influence the US presidential election in 2016.
Facebook said Aleksandr Kogan, who created the personality app from which the data was harvested, has agreed to be audited, but Mr Wylie - who made the claims about the way the data was gathered and used - has declined.
Cambridge Analytica denies any wrongdoing.

[ericlovelace]

Lol @ 0:22 But hasn't the bbc been doing exactly the same thing for decades? Warping the perceptions of voters, without their consent and knowledge and thus fundamentally denying voters their agency and autonomy to make free choices? Talk about the Pot calling the Kettle black!

[TheWay]

When the truth offends, people reject it and willingly accept fantasy. Most people WANT lies.

[rugward]

This happens in both left-wing and right-wing campaigns, it's not about who is worse, it's about the fact they do it in the first place. Blatant violation of democracy.

[maymac]

I admire this young idealistic young man who has the guts to speak out for common good.

[Curtislow]

Nice coverage (BBC) of the Tommy Robinson Hyde park Free speech Rally. NOT.

[sebastianelytron]

Fake news telling me about "fake rich😂😂😂

[cenkuyger]

Do a video on how our freedom of speech has been robbed.

#freedankula

[sumhavefun]

Dangerous PugGate, It's stripping our art and culture away. The U.K. will ban music and painting soon. The basic of human rights is exactly why the US split with England in 1776. And this continues to be shown today.

[two_tier_gary_rumain]

So how does an analytics company make fake news?

[blazedandconfused]

You don't actually expect me to take anything this monstrosity says seriously, do you?

[doctormanhattan]

Doesn't The Daily Mail do the same thing on a regular basis? Why aren't they being investigated?

[leapsplashafrog]

Where is Brexit ? What a boring jack anory this is

[WildAlchemicalSpirit]

I was sent a notification from Facebook telling me that, because I was associated with someone else I was friends with on Facebook, my information may have been compromised by Cambridge Analytica.

[Mic]

His eyes keep rolling... how much does he believe what he said?

[nextlevelcomputing]

Okay. We've studied in text book about this and this is how its implemented.

[DougGrinbergs]

0:40 key point: Prof. Kogan got *special* permission to vacuum user's network data (:-(

[Renvissvnce_]

In the UK, a lot of snow fell. It's a cyclone called "snowman." The birthplace of snow is Russia. It is very likely that Russia is to blame for this. © Teresa May

[meowmeow]

Reminds me of the PC principal from south park.

[stuartcrossland]

The Dying for good health conference, Albert Hall, Nottingham, 12th May 2018. You can guarantee the BBC wont be there.

[sumhavefun]

Time to end your fascist news media and your parliament.