U.S. lawmaker says Facebook move to cut off researcher access is ‘deeply concerning’

Facebook said on Tuesday it had cut off the personal accounts and access of the NYU researchers, who were studying political ads on the site, because of concerns about other users’ privacy.

Senator Mark Warner said on Wednesday that Facebook Inc’s move to disable the accounts of a group of New York University researchers who were studying political ads on its platform was “deeply concerning.” (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) Facebook said on Tuesday it had cut off the personal accounts and access of the NYU researchers, who were studying political ads on the site, because of concerns about other users’ privacy.