(FILES) This file illustration photo taken on April 29, 2018 shows the logo of social network Facebook displayed on a screen and reflected on a tablet in Paris. Facebook announced on May 24, 2018 it will apply to its users accross the world the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR, which comes into effect on May 25, 2018, aims to give users more control over how their personal information is stored and used online, with big fines for firms that break the rules. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE
An independent research initiative that Facebook Inc announced in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal is launching its first study, offering scholars access to a petabyte of anonymised user data to understand the role of misinformation in elections.
The data – amounting to 1 million gigabytes – will include almost all public URLs Facebook users globally have clicked on in the past year, including stories third-party fact checkers have deemed false, according to Harvard University political science professor Gary King, who is co-chairman of the effort.
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