Question 1

True or false: Brian Acton's tweet 'It is time. #deletefacebook' went viral after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Accepted Answer

True. In March 2018, Acton tweeted #deletefacebook, sparking widespread media coverage and a movement against Facebook's data practices.

Question 2

True or false: Brian Acton worked at Yahoo before co-founding WhatsApp.

Accepted Answer

True. Acton was an early employee at Yahoo, where he met Jan Koum, and both left in 2007 before starting WhatsApp.

Question 3

True or false: Brian Acton co-founded WhatsApp after being rejected by Facebook for a job.

Accepted Answer

True. Acton applied to Facebook in 2009 and was rejected, then co-founded WhatsApp, which Facebook later bought for $19 billion.

Question 4

True or false: Brian Acton donated $50 million to the Signal Foundation in 2018.

Accepted Answer

True. After leaving Facebook, Acton committed $50 million to launch the Signal Foundation, ensuring Signal's independence and privacy focus.

Question 5

True or false: Brian Acton was born and raised in Brazil before moving to the United States.

Accepted Answer

False. Brian Acton was born in Michigan, USA, and raised there. He is not from Brazil.

Question 6

True or false: Brian Acton is a co-founder of Signal, the encrypted messaging app.

Accepted Answer

False. Acton co-founded the Signal Foundation and funded the app, but the Signal app was created by Moxie Marlinspike; Brian Acton is not a co-founder of the app itself.

Question 7

True or false: Brian Acton once turned down a job offer from Google to start WhatsApp.

Accepted Answer

False. Acton and Koum were rejected by Facebook in 2009, but there is no public evidence he turned down Google for WhatsApp.

Question 8

True or false: Brian Acton holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford University.

Accepted Answer

False. Acton has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's from Stanford, but no PhD.

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