The report said that the reason why the two men left was because Facebook executives exerted tremendous pressure on them and hoped that they could consider advertising and other commercialization models.
According to the Wall Street Journal, both of these people have criticized digital advertising. The contract they signed was accompanied by a security clause, that is, if Facebook insists that it take any 'additional commercialization project', they can accelerate the acquisition of stocks. Rewards. However, Acton and Coomb ultimately did not exercise this right.
After leaving the company, Acton said on Twitter in March this year that he will delete his Facebook account because the exchange of data between Facebook and Cambridge analysts caused an uproar. This move angered Facebook executives.