Summary: As The Social Network once again finds itself in the hot seat over user privacy, El Kaiser and J.D. ponder the big picture and Facebook’s effect on civic affairs. After the weekly roundup of tech news, this week’s episode also features some very special guests — and not all of them are chatbots. Fasten your seatbelt and climb aboard Episode 267!<br> Links to Stories in This Week’s News Segment<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/us/politics/cambridge-analytica-trump-campaign.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions</a> (The New York Times)<br> * <a href="https://www.recode.net/2018/3/17/17134072/facebook-cambridge-analytica-trump-explained-user-data" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Here’s how Facebook allowed Cambridge Analytica to get data for 50 million users</a> (Recode)<br> * <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/suspending-cambridge-analytica/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Suspending Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group from Facebook</a> (Facebook)<br> * <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/forensic-audits-cambridge-analytica/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pursuing Forensic Audits to Investigate Cambridge Analytica Claims</a> (Facebook)<br> * <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/whistleblower-facebook-suspended-me-for-exposing-cambridge-analytica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Whistleblower: Facebook Suspended Me for Exposing Cambridge Analytica</a> (The Daily Beast)<br> * <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/16/15657512/cambridge-analytica-mccabe-facebook-aleksandr-kogan-trump-russia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cambridge Analytica, the shady data firm that might be a key Trump-Russia link, explained</a> (Vox)<br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/18/u-s-and-british-lawmakers-demand-answers-from-facebook-chief-executive-mark-zuckerberg/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">U.S. and British lawmakers demand answers from Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg</a> (The Washington Post)<br> * <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/18/facebook-may-have-violated-ftc-privacy-deal-say-former-federal-officials-triggering-risk-of-massive-fines/">Facebook may have violated FTC privacy deal, say former federal officials, triggering risk of massive fines</a> (The Washington Post)<br> * <a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/03/18/politics/massachusetts-ag-cambridge-analytica/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Massachusetts AG to investigate Facebook, Cambridge Analytica</a> (CNN)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/18/move-fast-and-fake-things/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Facebook and the endless string of worst-case scenarios</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-suggested-conspiracy-videos-to-children-using-its-kids-app-2018-3?op=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube suggested conspiracy videos to children using its Kids app</a> (Business Insider)<br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/14/17120918/youtube-wikipedia-conspiracy-theory-partnerships-sxsw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube didn’t tell Wikipedia about its plans for Wikipedia</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-will-link-directly-to-wikipedia-to-fight-conspiracies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube Will Link Directly to Wikipedia to Fight Conspiracy Theories</a> (Wired)<br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/973978414553149456" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The @Wikimedia Foundation statement about the recent @YouTube announcement</a> (via Twitter)<br> * <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/16/apple-event-invites-march-27-chicago/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Apple to Host March 27 Event in...</a>
