ohhhh Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal. But yeah that's highly relevant for SimpleX, because it has no social graph at all. So I would not infer they are left wing, rather that they are being selective about which real world events to reference to bolster the case for their protocol design.

In fact, if you listen to this podcast interview with the SimpleX founder, I don't think you'll leave with the impression he is a left wing radical

https://optoutpod.com/episodes/s3e02-simplexchat/