Zuckerberg apologizes for Facebook data breach scandal in newspaper ads

Seems like Mark Zuckerberg is trying really hard to apologize for the data breach scandal that has been in headlines since the past few days, as he recently posted full page ads in newspapers apologizing for the problems caused.

Few days ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized publicly in interviews with media outlets for the Cambridge Analytica scandal that reported 50 million Facebook accounts being hacked for the 2016 US presidential elections without the users’ consent.

“We let the community down and I feel really bad and I’m sorry about that,” said Zuckerberg. However, on Sunday, the CEO took another approach to apologize as he published full page ads in numerous British and American newspapers.

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The ad that was published in many newspapers including the renowned The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and The Observer, which initially informed about the ad stated, “We have a responsibility to protect your information. If we can’t, we don’t deserve it.”

The ad apology also mentioned that the social media site has changed its data collection rules and was looking into every single step that had access to large data sets. It further stated that if the company finds other offenders, it will ‘ban them and tell everyone affected’.

Furthermore, the Cambridge Analytica scandal has already caused many troubles for Facebook, leading to a fall in Zuckerberg’s net worth and Facebook’s shares. Moreover, half-a-dozen lawsuits have been filed against the company and the CEO, while the #deletefacebook challenge by WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton also gained popularity, with Elon Musk being one of those who deleted Facebook pages of Tesla and SpaceX.