Facebook chief under pressure as Cambridge Analytica scandal grows

Pressure is building on Facebook's founder and chief executive over the alleged misuse of user data on the network.

Mark Zuckerberg's social media site is being investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission, a
consumer and competition watchdog.

There are also calls from British MPs and the European Commission for urgent investigations.

The pressure comes after allegations that data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which was
hired by Donald Trump's campaign team, used millions of Facebook profiles without authorisation
to predict and influence the US election.

According to Facebook, academic Aleksandr Kogan, separately from his work as a University of Cambridge
professor, made a personality app that gathered data which he then sold on to third parties.

Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica when reports emerged that the data company did not delete information
about Facebook users that had been inappropriately shared.

In a statement, it said: "The entire company is outraged we were deceived.

"We are committed to vigorously enforcing our policies to protect people's information and will take
whatever steps are required to see that this happens."

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