Facebook tried to buy NSO Group's iOS spyware to monitor iPhone users https://t.co/oALwb84qkr

— Qurious Normie? ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@QuriousNormie) April 3, 2020

I don’t care how many stupid, goofy kazoo commercials they put out, @Facebook is fucking evil. https://t.co/NFfVddtEVB

— Journalschism (@journalschism) April 3, 2020

Facebook tried to buy a company that hacks human rights groups & journalists, bc the other spyware FB acquired (OnavoVPN) wasn't as effective at spying as they wanted. It took a court filing to reveal this. What else is happening behind the scenes @ FB HQ?https://t.co/NuUC7gAjLj

— Lockdown by Confirmed (@lockdown_hq) April 3, 2020

"Facebook was concerned that its method for gathering user data through Onavo Protect was less effective on Apple devices than on Android devices"

This is so messed up. I desperately hope Facebook no longer pulls this sort of stuff
https://t.co/R1lcjtXvQI

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) April 3, 2020

Big accusations in NSO court filing:

NSO, the Israel surveillance firm, says Facebook was looking to buy an NSO tool to monitor its users in 2017.

At the time, NSO had already been linked to spying on Mexican journalists & UAE rights activists. https://t.co/V6ukEbnEho

— Avi Asher-Schapiro (@AASchapiro) April 3, 2020

Facebook tried to buy a spyware tool that usually is only sold to intelligence and law enforcement agency clients, a court filing has revealed. https://t.co/3X2PZyM0w2

— Motherboard (@motherboard) April 3, 2020

Zucked: In a court-filed declaration, NSO Group’s CEO says Facebook tried to buy an Apple spying tool in 2017. https://t.co/qbQV9uaAjV

— David Carroll ? (@profcarroll) April 3, 2020

New: in an extraordinary court document, the CEO of hacking firm NSO Group says that representatives from Facebook approached his company to try and buy parts of NSO's phone spying software to monitor its own users https://t.co/w7HQUWGBm4

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) April 3, 2020

The anti-social network. https://t.co/EHbPZIzYnq

— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) April 3, 2020

sordid af https://t.co/qbQV9uaAjV pic.twitter.com/rHsyWJRjXl

— David Carroll ? (@profcarroll) April 3, 2020

If true, this is going beyond the pale even for Facebook. It is alleged they tried to get this spyware in Oct 2017, when Facebook was already being severely criticized for nefarious activities from the 2016 election

cc@thespybrief@LouiseMensch

https://t.co/he4iFlzUKV

— Pete EVANS (@911CORLEBRA777) April 3, 2020

Take whatever NSO says with like 10 lbs of salt, but this is an incredible accusation in a formal court filing. https://t.co/2L3GPJmJ3p

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) April 3, 2020

New: NSO Group's CEO Shalev Hulio says "two Facebook representatives" approached the spyware company in an attempt to purchase tech to use for Onavo, Facebook's controversial VPN. https://t.co/c9XaEHEVU4

— Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb) April 3, 2020

"According to a declaration from NSO CEO Shalev Hulio, two Facebook representatives approached NSO in October 2017 and asked to purchase the right to use certain capabilities of Pegasus." https://t.co/SwLAgsUjXi

— The Tor Project (@torproject) April 3, 2020

Here is the claim from NSO's CEO. Says people from Facebook approached NSO in 2017 because they were concerned they couldn't monitor Apple devices more effectively. So they asked if NSO could sell some of its Pegasus product. Pegasus is NSO's malwarehttps://t.co/w7HQUWGBm4 pic.twitter.com/YkZ6gMsUVJ

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) April 3, 2020

Updated piece with Facebook statement. Facebook suggests NSO is misrepresenting conversations between NSO and Facebook employees https://t.co/w7HQUWGBm4 pic.twitter.com/ypZhCSsDS7

— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) April 3, 2020