Cambridge Analytica cried foul and the replies were very satisfactory indeed
Cambridge Analytica, the company at the heart of the Facebook data scandal, is unhappy with some of the coverage its been receiving in newspapers and on television.
So unhappy that it sent out this legal warning of sorts to anyone who was interested.
We have instructed our lawyers to send letters to news media who have been covering this story, advising them not to repeat false and unfounded allegations as fact.
— Cambridge Analytica (@CamAnalytica) April 10, 2018
And the replies are very satisfactory indeed. Here are our 11 favourites.
1.
Are you saying someone has done something you don’t like with the data they’ve gathered about you? https://t.co/PztDIqJQ3g
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 11, 2018
2.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…
— James Doyle (@priusjames) April 10, 2018
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“repeating false and unfounded allegations” through the “news media” …isn’t that the cornerstone of the Cambridge Analytica disinformation campaign that you were once so proud of? Worried that readers will be influenced by words that arise outside of your propaganda loop?
— Farewell Trustees (@Farewell4now) April 10, 2018
4.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…
— Jim Goodale (@JimNf6) April 10, 2018
5.
Well … these allegations … “don’t necessarily need to be true, as long as they’re believed”
— Brendon 3f▲67a8ec2d (@bclgr) April 10, 2018
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…
— Shelly Yoga (@ShellyYoga1) April 10, 2018
7.
The propaganda pushing machine all of a sudden cares about facts. Give me a damn break!
— Renee S (@RahRah01483) April 10, 2018
8.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh I shit myself laughing HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
— Jerry Vegas (@vegaslamb) April 10, 2018
9.
Bwahahahaha . Isn’t that exactly what your whole business model was? Get some self awareness A-holes.
— James Unger (@James_Unger) April 10, 2018
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…
— Yorkshire Pete (@peterjs0007) April 10, 2018
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