Well, we all know that Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 from co-founders — Jan Koum and Brian Acton; making them very wealthy men. Koum continues to lead the company, but Acton quit earlier this year to start his own foundation. And he isn’t done merely with WhatsApp — in a post on Twitter today, Acton told his followers to delete Facebook.
Acton wrote, “It is time” ,adding the hashtag #deletefacebook. Acton, who is worth $6.5 billion, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. WhatsApp declined to comment.
It is time. #deletefacebook— Brian Acton (@brianacton) 20 March 2018
It was unclear whether Acton’s feelings about Facebook extend to his own app. The tweet came after a bruising five-day period for Facebook that has seen regulators swarm and its stock price plunge following concerns over data privacy in the wake of revelations about Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of user data.
A lot of people are agreeing with his tweet, while others want to know why he came to that conclusion.
would love to hear more about how you came to feel this way, Brian. Would you care to share any more?— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) 20 March 2018
never joined and multi-year supporter of this policy https://t.co/l3FWsLKQXp— Travis (@CTreeB1) 21 March 2018
Deleted in 2010. Guess I'm finally an early adopter for something.— Robi-Ann Doyle (@doyle1020) 21 March 2018
These are just but a few, so why not check out the other comments and maybe leave one of your own. So do you think Facebook should be deleted?
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