SoCultures Magazine 2018 SoCultures Magazine December 2018 | Page 89

SOCULTURES DECEMBER 2018
Celebrations
Nostalgia 2018
April
Facebook founder testifies in Cambridge Analytica scandal on April 10-11
Earlier in the year, the furore over allegations that
over the personal information of over 85 million
Facebook users was sold to now-defunct political
consulting and data analysis firm called
Cambridge Analytica started resulting in anger and
condemnation of Facebook and its founder. The
sale was a direct breach of the consent decree
entered into law by the platform with the
American Federal Trade Commission, forcing
founder Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transpotation.
By Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States - Mark Zuckerberg F8 2018 Keynote, CC BY 2.0,
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April 18, Saudi Arabia ends theater ban
Saudi Arabia unveiled its first cinema in over thirty five years with a private
screening of the blockbuster Black Panther. The country marked a 35-year ban on
movie theaters by screening the Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther” at cinemas in
the capital city of Riyadh. Initial shows were initiation-only and public showings
began soon after.
Riyadh https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63244187
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