The psychologist behind an app that harvested data from up to 87 million Facebook users defends his role in the scandal, saying he "never heard a word" of opposition from the social media giant.
Facebook Inc says it has suspending consulting firm Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) and its political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica after it found they had violated its policies.
The psychologist behind an app that harvested data from up to 87 million Facebook users defends his role in the scandal, saying he "never heard a word" of opposition from the social media giant.
Facebook Inc says it has suspending consulting firm Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) and its political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica after it found they had violated its policies.