Facebook finally bans personality quiz apps on its platform

Facebook has announced to ban personality quiz apps on its platform–a move taken after the Cambridge Analytica scandal last year that helped researchers access personal information of 87 million users via the quiz app ‘thisisyourdigitallife’.

The ban on personality quizzes is part of a broader crackdown by Facebook on dubious developers.

“Our Facebook platform policies are being updated to include provisions that apps with minimal utility, such as personality quizzes, may not be permitted on the platform,” Facebook said in a statement on Friday.
“The update also clarifies that apps may not ask for data that doesn’t enrich the in-app, user experience,” the social media platform added.