Why “Cambridge” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
There's also the fact that all parties involved benefits from overstating the story. Facebook doesn't hate the reputation that their impact is so powerful as to sway elections.…
by xorcist · Sep 14, 2026
Anyone can make an account, though, and instantly access that content, so Elon doesn't really have any leg to stand on by claiming they're private. It's not the same as Cambridg…
by immibis2 · Sep 14, 2026
This article is interestingly sympathetic to Mark Zuckerberg. The most absolve him of the teen mental health epidemic, Cambridge analytica scandal etc.
by sidcool · Sep 14, 2026
The article I linked outlines it pretty clearly. "Cambridge Analytica then arranged an informed consent process for research in which several hundred thousand Facebook users wou…
by someothherguyy · Sep 14, 2026
> but it's that Cambridge Analytica wasn't Facebook's fault (users willingly granted access), but it was their problem. In Careless People, they mentioned that this was a strate…
by matrix87 · Sep 14, 2026
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "cambridge" over time.
Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89 km) north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of the City of Cambridge was 145,700; the population of the wider built-up area was 181,137. There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dating back to as early as the Bronze Age, and Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking eras. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951. Read more on Wikipedia