The EU Parliament has some concerns for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be headed to Brussels to affirm prior to the European Parliament, according to its president, Antonio Tajani.
Tajani validated in a tweet on Wednesday that the Facebook CEO has actually accepted his invite, and stated the look might occur as early as next week.
Zuckerberg will satisfy the leaders of the political groups, in addition to the chair and the rapporteur of the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and HomeAffairs The focus of the conferences will be on the possible effect of Facebook on electoral procedures in Europe, in addition to other elements of individual information defense.
Tajani extended an invite to Zuckerberg to appear in Brussels in the early days of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which initially made headings inMarch In April, Zuckerberg affirmed prior to Congress concerning Cambridge Analytica, information personal privacy, Russian disturbance in the 2016 United States election and how the social media network manages political perspectives.
But in spite of his journeys to Washington and Brussels, the Facebook CEO obviously isn’t open to speaking to all political leaders about his business’s function in the scandal. He has decreased to talk to British political leaders on numerous celebrations– the current rejection occurring just on Tuesday— in spite of being threatened with a possible official summons by Parliament
His approval of the EU’s invite is a more snub to political leaders in the UK, however is being invited warmly in Brussels.
“Our citizens deserve a full and detailed explanation,” statedTajani “I welcome Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to appear in person before the representatives of 500 million Europeans. It is a step in the right direction towards restoring confidence.”
It isn’t clear yet whether Zuckerberg’s conferences at the EU Parliament will be kept in public or behind closed doors.
“We have accepted the Council of President’s proposal to meet with leaders of the European Parliament and appreciate the opportunity for dialogue, to listen to their views and show the steps we are taking to better protect people’s privacy,” stated a Facebook spokesperson in a declaration.
Originally released May 16 at 8: 32 a.m. PT.
Update at 9: 01 a.m. PT: Added verification by the EU Parliament and by Facebook, in addition to background info.
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