Everything you need to know about the Cambridge Analytica controversy 

Facebook is once again in hot water over the role its policies may have played in the election.
On Saturday, two explosive reports from The Guardian and The New York Times surfaced alleging that more than 50 million Facebook users had personal data used without their knowledge by Cambridge Analytica, a U.K.-based data firm employed by Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.
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The news quickly set off a firestorm on social media, where Facebook executives attempted to do damage control as a new backlash against the company ensued.