“Across the board, we have a responsibility to not just build tools, but to make sure those tools are used for good. … You should have complete control over your data.”
Financial cost reflects the FTC fine (the largest ever imposed on a technology company at the time). People-affected figure is the confirmed count of Facebook users whose data was shared with Cambridge Analytica per the FTC complaint.
After the Cambridge Analytica scandal Zuckerberg told the US Senate that users would have 'complete control' over their data. The Federal Trade Commission subsequently fined Meta US$5 billion for ongoing privacy violations, and Meta's own filings concede continued regulatory action over the same data-handling practices.
As of 2026-10-15, the entity has issued no public correction, retraction, or course-change. The platform has tracked this promise continuously since 2026-05-03.
https://www.goblinhouse.net/lies/zuckerberg-cambridge-analytica-control-2018Goblin House. "Mark Zuckerberg: Zuckerberg to Congress: 'You should have complete control over your data'" (documented promise). Goblin House — The Architecture of Secrecy. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.goblinhouse.net/lies/zuckerberg-cambridge-analytica-control-2018.Sourced from public records and content-hashed; verify via /attestation, standard at /methodology.