Data firm boss suspended amid Facebook row

bbc.co.uk

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Why not the source title? ("Cambridge Analytica: Facebook row firm boss suspended")

What was he really suspended from? https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/976199917915033601

Here comes the scapegoating.

Good time to short FB in the short term. Makes me wonder if anyone knew about this before hand also would have the same idea.

zuckerberg has been unloading stock.

source

It doesn't take much work

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/20/zuckerbergs-facebook-stock-s...

I'm not sure there's any real way to tie this to nefarious intent or insider trading. The timing is so coincidental, however, that it's understandably fueling speculation.

[0] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/20/zuckerbergs-facebook-stock-s...

[1] https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=fb (check "insider trading") towards the bottom half of the page

As part of scheduled plan. Nice try. However, he has been awfully quiet re: CA

Stock Schedule mention: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/20/zuckerbergs-facebook-stock-s...

Re: his silence - Isn't he a presidential hopeful (at least in his own mind)? If he's considering a run, perhaps he's trying to appear clean. [edit: clarity]

*was a presidential hopeful is likely more accurate. This breaking caught our attention but the FTC probing, UK parliament etc raising awareness will dent mainstream.

Technically, so has Bill Gates for many, many years.

or buy the dip for the long term

Stock advice from random internet commenters has no value. Smarter people will have already priced any news information into the share price before people read your advice.

I'm sure they're shocked - shocked! by what some low-level, ah, CEO was saying to potential customers.

Too bad no one will end up in prison.

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