Facebook revealed Friday that it had suspended “tens of thousands” of apps that may have mishandled users’ personal data, Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source] part of an investigation sparked by the social giant’s entanglement with Cambridge Analytica. From a report: The suspensions — far more than the hundreds against which Facebook has taken action against in the past — occurred for a “variety of reasons,” the company said in a blog post, without elaborating. They were associated with about 400 developers. Facebook said it had investigated millions of apps and targeted those that Facebook said had access to “large amounts of information” or had the “potential to abuse” its policies. Facebook said some of the apps were banned for inappropriately sharing users’ data, the same violation of company policy that led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It added that its investigation, now 18 months long, isn’t yet complete.
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