Cambridge Analytica

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 18, 2024 by David Rosenthal · said 25 times in 3 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Mar 18, 2024 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Rosenthal: Bob Mercer was primary funder of Breitbart and Cambridge Analytica
“Bob was the primary funder of Breitbart, And Cambridge Analytica, and one of the major financial backers of both the 2016 Trump campaign and the Brexit campaign in Great Britain.”
David Rosenthal Mar 18, 2024 ▶ 1:57:25 Renaissance Technologies (Audio) · Acquired
Oct 28, 2024 negative
Opinion
Gilbert: Cambridge Analytica impacting the 2016 election is wildly oversold
“They had an incredible treasure trove of data that apps could slurp up in the early 20 tens, but the actual narrative of Facebook data that Cambridge Analytica had impacted election results is, like, wildly oversold.”
Ben Gilbert Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 4:49:28 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
Oct 28, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
UK probe found Facebook told Cambridge Analytica to delete data in 2015
“The conclusion was that the quiz was taken by 320,000 people. Since those people had access to friends, the total surface area was the public profile data of eighty-seven million Facebook users. They also found that Facebook had requested that Cambridge Analyt…”
Ben Gilbert Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 4:47:24 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
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