Scandal

In 2018, it was revealed that data firm Cambridge Analytica harvested personal data from millions of Facebook profiles without consent to build psychological profiles for political campaigns. This triggered global debates over data privacy and massive regulatory fines. 📈 The Social Media Acceleration

The 2001 collapse of the energy giant Enron remains one of the most notorious corporate scandals. Massive accounting fraud hid billions in debt, wiping out thousands of jobs and investor billions. The fallout directly prompted the US Congress to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to tighten corporate financial regulations. Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Throughout history, high-profile scandals have reshaped industries, laws, and governments. The Watergate Scandal In 2018, it was revealed that data firm

A scandal is not merely a record of wrongdoing. It requires active, disruptive publicity to transform a private transgression into a public crisis. Sociologist Ari Adut defines scandal as "the disruptive publicity of transgression," highlighting that public exposure—not just the act itself—creates the event. Massive accounting fraud hid billions in debt, wiping