Facebook admits it wasn’t the ‘wisest move’ threatening to sue journalists before data breach scandal was exposed

Facebook admits it wasn’t the ‘wisest move’ threatening to sue journalists before data breach scandal was exposed

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/5881658/facebook-lawsuit-journalists-sue/

A company boss says it wasn't their 'wisest move' to try to intimidate journalists with legal action to bury a damning report over a Facebook data breach that exposed 50 million users

A SENIOR Facebook boss regrets the company's decision to threaten journalists who exposed the data scandal with legal action.

The company's head of news said it wasn't their 'wisest move' to use lawyers to try to bury a report revealing how Facebook gave up data on 50 million users without their permission.