After the big scandal it involved selling data to millions of people in the Facebook Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group, the co-founder of the WhatsApp, Brian Acton, joined the movement #DeleteFacebook. Through a message posted to your personal account on the Twitter.
In additional comments, Acton says it's time to "erase and forget," with users worrying more about their own privacy. In addition, it has used to publicize a public distribution of virtual currencies of the category Ethereum as a way of publicizing the use of this financial modality between the virtual means.
Brian Acton shared the hashtag with the phrase: “It's time“, A surprising reaction considering that the Whatsapp platform was purchased by Facebook in 2014. Meanwhile, several media outlets have published articles explaining how to permanently delete the Facebook account.
Facebook shares have fallen 9% only in the last two days, which has also caused the social network to drop two positions in the ranking of the largest companies in the world. It now appears in fifth place, having been surpassed by Alibaba and Berkshire, Warren Buffett's billionaire conglomerate.
Brian Acton became a billionaire after selling WhatsApp for $ 19 billion to Facebook. He stayed at the company for three years and left in 2017 to dedicate himself to social causes. Today, Acton has an estimated fortune of $ 6,5 billion.
