Facebook is once again the target of WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton. In a new public address, the man encouraged users to delete their account on the social network.
During a conference at Stanford University, Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp with Jan Koum, has once again launched an argument urging users to delete their Facebook account. First, he went back to the reasons that led him to agree to do business with Facebook, reports BuzzFeed.
"I had 50 employees, I had to think about them and the money they would earn with this sale. I had to think about our investors and I had to think about my minority stake. I did not have the weight to say no if I wanted to, "said the 46-year-old, referring to Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp in 2014. As a reminder, Acton left the firm in late 2017 while Jan Koum expected april 2018 to raise the anchor."
"The business model of WhatsApp was: we will sell you a service for a year for a dollar. It was not extraordinarily profitable, but if you have one billion users ... you will earn $ 1 billion in revenue a year. This is not what Google and Facebook want. They want billions of dollars, "says Acton, accusing the giants of the net invade the privacy of Internet users for the sole purpose of making profit.
Subsequently, he evokes the difficulty with which Facebook, Apple or Google moderates the content on their platform. They "have a hard time deciding what is hate speech or not.
Apple is struggling to decide what is a good application and what is a bad application. Google is struggling to determine what is a good website and a bad website. These companies are not equipped to make these decisions, "says the co-founder of WhatsApp.
According to him, Internet users give too much power to these giants of the net. "We buy their products. We register for these sites. Delete Facebook, right? Acton concludes.
This is not the first time Brian Acton has tackled Mark Zuckerberg's platform. A few months after leaving WhatsApp, he explained regretting "to have sold the privacy of its users to Facebook." In the process, he launched the hashtag #DeleteFacebook to encourage users to leave Facebook. Will you listen to Brian Acton's advice and delete your Facebook account?
During a conference at Stanford University, Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp with Jan Koum, has once again launched an argument urging users to delete their Facebook account. First, he went back to the reasons that led him to agree to do business with Facebook, reports BuzzFeed.
"I had 50 employees, I had to think about them and the money they would earn with this sale. I had to think about our investors and I had to think about my minority stake. I did not have the weight to say no if I wanted to, "said the 46-year-old, referring to Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp in 2014. As a reminder, Acton left the firm in late 2017 while Jan Koum expected april 2018 to raise the anchor."
The co-founder of WhatsApp encourages you to leave Facebook
"The business model of WhatsApp was: we will sell you a service for a year for a dollar. It was not extraordinarily profitable, but if you have one billion users ... you will earn $ 1 billion in revenue a year. This is not what Google and Facebook want. They want billions of dollars, "says Acton, accusing the giants of the net invade the privacy of Internet users for the sole purpose of making profit.
Subsequently, he evokes the difficulty with which Facebook, Apple or Google moderates the content on their platform. They "have a hard time deciding what is hate speech or not.
Apple is struggling to decide what is a good application and what is a bad application. Google is struggling to determine what is a good website and a bad website. These companies are not equipped to make these decisions, "says the co-founder of WhatsApp.
According to him, Internet users give too much power to these giants of the net. "We buy their products. We register for these sites. Delete Facebook, right? Acton concludes.
This is not the first time Brian Acton has tackled Mark Zuckerberg's platform. A few months after leaving WhatsApp, he explained regretting "to have sold the privacy of its users to Facebook." In the process, he launched the hashtag #DeleteFacebook to encourage users to leave Facebook. Will you listen to Brian Acton's advice and delete your Facebook account?
It is time. #deletefacebook
— Brian Acton (@brianacton) March 20, 2018