"It is time. #deletefacebook."
That's what WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton tweeted amid the growing uproar over revelations that a British company linked to Donald Trump's presidential campaign harvested the Facebook data of 50 million users.
Since then, numerous celebrities, business owners and even rocket entrepreneurs have joined the #DeleteFacebook movement.
Fearing privacy breaches, high-profile users have severed ties with the social media giant.
Playboy
, the son of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, said the magazine and digital company would be leaving Facebook because the social media company contradicted Playboy's values.
"Facebook's content guidelines and corporate policies continue contradicting our values," Mr Hefner said in a statement.
"We've tried to craft our voice for the platform, which in our opinion continues to be sexually repressive. Learning of the recent meddling in a free US election further demonstrates another concern we have of how they handle users' data - more than 25 million of which are Playboy fans - making it clear to us that we must leave the platform."
Will Ferrell
announced he will delete his Facebook account, despite having more than 10 million 'likes', following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Ferrell, best known for his role as Ron Burgundy in Anchorman, told his followers on Wednesday that he would delete his account within 72 hours.
He said he was "appalled" that Facebook's reaction to the situation was to suspend the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower's account.
SpaceX and Tesla
has had SpaceX and Tesla's Facebook pages removed after he was challenged on Twitter.
When a user asked Musk to "delete SpaceX page on Facebook if you're the man?", the innovator replied: "I didn't realise there was one. Will do."
Elon Musk speaks onstage at Elon Musk Answers Your Questions! during SXSW at ACL Live on March 11, 2018 in Austin, Texas. Source: Getty
Both Facebook pages for SpaceX and Tesla, which had millions of followers, is no longer accessible.
New Zealand Privacy Commissioner
John Edwards announced he would be leaving Facebook after alleging the social media platform "failed to meet its obligation under the Privacy Act".
Mr Edwards wrote on The Spinoff that Facebook is "obliged" to comply with the country's privacy laws.
He also told New Zealand users that they had the option of deleting their account.
Mozilla
In a statement last week, the company announced it was "pressing pause" on its advertising campaign on Facebook.
"We are encouraged that Mark Zuckerberg has promised to improve the privacy settings and make them more protective. When Facebook takes stronger action in how it shares customer data, specifically strengthening its default privacy settings for third party apps, we’ll consider returning," a statement read.
Sonos
The consumer electronics company will take a week-long break from advertising on Facebook as a result of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
"We are concerned by the recent revelations about Facebook and the exploitation of its platform," the statement read.
"The Cambridge Analytica scandal, like many recent headlines coming out of Silicon Valley, raises questions about whether Big Tech is doing enough to balance its own interests with one of its biggest responsibilities: Safeguarding your privacy."
The company announced it won't advertise on Facebook - as well as Instagram, Google and Twitter - and will instead donate money to a digital rights conference, RightCon.
Pep Boys
US auto parts retailer Pep Boys said on Monday it is suspending all advertising on Facebook Inc following concerns of data privacy, joining internet company Mozilla Corp in pulling ads from the social networking site.
"We are concerned about the issues surrounding Facebook and have decided to suspend all media on the platform until the facts are out and corrective actions have been taken,” Pep Boys chief marketing officer Danielle Porto Mohn said in a statement.
