Chris Wylie, the Canadian data scientist who revealed information about how Cambridge Analytica gathered data about Facebook users, tells CBC News he wants to testify in the U.S. and the U.K. about social media’s threat to elections and democratic institutions.
Accepting invitation to testify before US House Intelligence Committee, US House Judiciary Committee & UK Parliament Digital Committee. It’s time for our democratic institutions to take control <a href=”https://twitter.com/HouseJudDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@HouseJudDems</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/AdamSchiffCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@AdamSchiffCA</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/CommonsCMS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@CommonsCMS</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/DamianCollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@DamianCollins</a>
—@chrisinsilico
“It’s in the public interest that these issues start to get discussed, and I think that, unfortunately, our legislators and our regulators