[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  csmartrex 💚 [@c_smartrex](/creator/twitter/c_smartrex) on x 1510 followers Created: 2025-07-18 18:38:51 UTC it didn’t just grab your data it also pulled info from all your friends too, without their permission. That’s crazy right ? That’s how they quietly scraped data from over XX million users. Nobody got a heads up, Nobody got paid. Most people didn’t even know their data was being harvested, let alone being used to target them politically in the US elections and Brexit campaigns. These people used your likes, interests, and behaviors to build psychological profiles and push manipulative ads at the perfect time. It was chess and the public didn’t even know they were in the game. And the worst part? Facebook let it happen, the users were the product and the whole thing exposed how fragile our data rights really are. Here’s my take on that, this scandal didn’t just kill trust it woke the world up to why platforms that let you own, control, and earn from your data matter. That’s why project like @StreamdataX exists today to make sure this kind of shady play never repeats itself by providing a decentralized marketplace when you can monetize your datasets.  XX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/c_smartrex/status/1946278511355769305)
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csmartrex đź’š @c_smartrex on x 1510 followers
Created: 2025-07-18 18:38:51 UTC
it didn’t just grab your data it also pulled info from all your friends too, without their permission.
That’s crazy right ?
That’s how they quietly scraped data from over XX million users.
Nobody got a heads up, Nobody got paid.
Most people didn’t even know their data was being harvested, let alone being used to target them politically in the US elections and Brexit campaigns.
These people used your likes, interests, and behaviors to build psychological profiles and push manipulative ads at the perfect time. It was chess and the public didn’t even know they were in the game.
And the worst part? Facebook let it happen, the users were the product and the whole thing exposed how fragile our data rights really are.
Here’s my take on that, this scandal didn’t just kill trust it woke the world up to why platforms that let you own, control, and earn from your data matter.
That’s why project like @StreamdataX exists today to make sure this kind of shady play never repeats itself by providing a decentralized marketplace when you can monetize your datasets.
XX engagements
