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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users report outages across platforms

Users of social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are reporting outages Wednesday
Users of social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are reporting outages Wednesday

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  7. "Data analyst Christopher Wylie exposed how Cambridge Analytica harvested information of millions of Facebook users during the 2016 campaign. Now he's out with a new book, "Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America." Wylie spoke with CNET senior producer Dan Patterson and CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates about the ongoing threats to social media users' privacy". (October 10, 2019)
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