Facebook decides

In a longstanding battle, Facebook disabled the pages and personal accounts with NYU’s Ad Observatory project. It was analyzing data volunteered by Facebook users to understand the 2020 election and other public-interest topics. Facebook didn’t want to face the potential consequences of privacy-related violations. (Platformer)

Regardless of the specifics around this battle, it’s one more reminder that Facebook makes all the calls on its platform. Never build your content business solely on a third-party platform.