INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Since it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed the personal data of millions of Facebook users, one question has
lingered in the minds of the public: What other data did Dr
Aleksandr Kogan gain access toTwitter confirmed to The Telegraph on Saturday that GSR, Kogan’s own commercial enterprise, had purchased
one-time API access to a random sample of public tweets from a five-month period between December 2014 and April 2015
Twitter told Bloomberg that, following an internal review, the company did not find any access to private data about people who use
Twitter.Twitter sells API access to large organizations or enterprises for the purposes of surveying sentiment or opinion during various
events, or around certain topics or ideas.Here’s what a Twitter spokesperson said to The Telegraph:Twitter has also made the policy
decision to off-board advertising from all accounts owned and operated by Cambridge Analytica
This decision is based on our determination that Cambridge Analytica operates using a business model that inherently conflicts with
acceptable Twitter Ads business practices
Cambridge Analytica may remain an organic user on our platform, in accordance with the Twitter Rules.Obviously, this doesn’t have the same
scope as the data harvested about users on Facebook
Twitter’s data on users is far less personal
Location on the platform is opt-in and generic at that, and users are not forced to use their real name on the platform.We reached out to
Twitter and will update when we hear back.
