The Co-Founder of Whatsapp, Which Is Owned by Facebook, Tweets ‘#deleteFacebook’

Facebook acquired Brian Acton’s company for $22 billion in 2014.

By Richard Lawler | Mar 21, 2018
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While calls for users to eliminate their presence on Facebook have increased due to reports of how allegedly used the platform, most of them haven’t come from anyone walking around with a few billion dollars of Facebook’s money. WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton , and yesterday simply “It is time. #deletefacebook.”


Facebook , and now Acton’s focus is on data protection and privacy, as he last month after . At the time, he said: “We believe there is an opportunity to act in the public interest and make a meaningful contribution to society by building sustainable technology that respects users and does not rely on the commoditization of personal data.”

While calls for users to eliminate their presence on Facebook have increased due to reports of how allegedly used the platform, most of them haven’t come from anyone walking around with a few billion dollars of Facebook’s money. WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton , and yesterday simply “It is time. #deletefacebook.”


Facebook , and now Acton’s focus is on data protection and privacy, as he last month after . At the time, he said: “We believe there is an opportunity to act in the public interest and make a meaningful contribution to society by building sustainable technology that respects users and does not rely on the commoditization of personal data.”

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