Facebook announced that its internal probe of application developer conduct has led to tens of thousands of app suspensions
The audit targeted apps that had access to reams of data before policies were tightened in 2014. Zuckerberg launched the probe in March of last year amid revelations that Trump-linked political data firm Cambridge Analytica had improperly obtained information on as many 87 million Facebook users. The FTC in July unveiled a $5 billion privacy settlement with Facebook that resolved an investigation into Cambridge Analytica and other issues.
In May of last year, Facebook had only suspended some 200 apps as part of its internal probe. The company said it has banned some apps, citing one called myPersonality. The company also noted recent instances where it’s sued app developers. Facebook suggested many of the affected apps were taken down because developers didn't respond to inquiries.
“This is not necessarily an indication that these apps were posing a threat to people,” Archibong said. “Many were not live but were still in their testing phase when we suspended them."
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