Guardian: Cambridge Analytica harvested tens of millions of Facebook profiles
Dated 17 March 2018: Guardian: Cambridge Analytica harvested tens of millions of Facebook profiles. In the causal graph this event strengthens the driver Information-Environment Fragmentation.
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- FactGuardian: Cambridge Analytica harvested tens of millions of Facebook profiles
- strengthensDriverInformation-Environment Fragmentation
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- FactGuardian: Cambridge Analytica harvested tens of millions of Facebook profiles
- strengthensDriverInformation-Environment Fragmentation
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Factrail. (2026). Guardian: Cambridge Analytica harvested tens of millions of Facebook profiles. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/cambridge-analytica-facebook-profiles-guardian-2018
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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