Facebook has decided to temporarily suspend crimson hexagon

The Cambridge Analytica scandal is still very present for Facebook. The firm obtained private data from millions of users, which they used to influence elections around the world. Therefore, the social network has been taking measures in this regard. Related to this is today's news. Because they have temporarily suspended Crimson Hexagon.

Facebook has decided to temporarily suspend Crimson Hexagon

It is a firm specialized in data analysis, and the reason why this is done is that the social network suspects that this company may have skipped privacy policies. Something being investigated.

Facebook continues the fight for privacy

As it has not yet been possible to prove that the rules of the social network have been broken, it is a temporary suspension. Facebook is currently investigating whether or not this has really been the case. The reason is that it was recently mentioned that a new company could be involved in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the data of 87 million users had been sold.

Furthermore, it turns out that Crimson Hexagon has contacts with the American government and collaborates closely with an organization in Russia linked to the Putin government. So Facebook has good reason to be suspicious of the company.

So far no evidence has been found to be so. But it is confirmed that the investigation is ongoing, so it is likely that we will know more about it soon.

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