The congressman said Facebook made a big mistake in
turning a
blind eye to privacy issues, particularly regarding British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica which gained access
to 50 million users» private information without their
knowledge.
It is likely that these developments will assist victims of more recent sexual abuse in recovering compensation from bystanders who, in the face of actual
knowledge of a problem or potential problem, or
turning a
blind eye to such a problem, fail
to discharge their obligations
to protect young and vulnerable individuals
to whom they owed duties from harm.