Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Friday on Twitter that he’ll delete the Facebook page for his space exploration company SpaceX, adding to the pile-on Facebook is facing over concerns about how it handles user data after reports that a political consulting firm accessed 50 million users’ data without their consent.
Musk’s commitment to delete the page came after Brian Acton, a co-founder of Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp, tweeted in support of the Facebook boycott. A user then asked him if he’d join the boycott by deleting SpaceX’s Facebook page.
“I didn’t realize there was one. Will do,” Musk wrote back.
I didn’t realize there was one. Will do.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 23, 2018
Facebook is facing a backlash after reports last week revealed that Cambridge Analytica, a firm that worked on President Trump’s 2016 campaign, had obtained data on 50 million users without their knowledge.
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Elon Musk says he'll delete SpaceX's Facebook page after Cambridge Analytica leak https://t.co/ww9ZOZRTZ7 pic.twitter.com/kFo3QXDo0Y
— The Hill (@thehill) March 24, 2018
Elon Musk deletes SpaceX, Tesla Facebook pages https://t.co/Qun1QMuVXC pic.twitter.com/3DKBDg7PZc
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 24, 2018
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