(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 24, 2016 Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a discussion at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, turned down a request by British lawmakers to appear before them to respond to concerns about data privacy as the European Union set a deadline for the US social media giant to respond to its own questions. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 24, 2016 Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a discussion at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, turned down a request by British lawmakers to appear before them to respond to concerns about data privacy as the European Union set a deadline for the US social media giant to respond to its own questions. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify in Congress next week over the hijacking of users’ personal data by political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, a House committee announced Wednesday.
The hearing, set for 10 am April 11 before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, aims to “shed light on critical consumer data privacy issues and help all Americans better understand what happens to their personal information online,” committee chairman Greg Walden and ranking Democrat Frank Pallone said in a statement.
“We appreciate Mr. Zuckerberg’s willingness to testify before the committee, and we look forward to him answering our questions.”
Zuckerberg will likely face multiple congressional hearings as his social media giant battles a firestorm set off by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The British consulting firm, which was hired by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, acquired data of 50 million Facebook users to create psychological profiles that could be used to influence US voters.
Zuckerberg also has been invited to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 10, alongside Google chief Sundar Pichai and Twitter head Jack Dorsey.
His participation is yet unconfirmed but Senator Dianne Feinstein told the San Francisco Chronicle Zuckerberg had agreed to attend that hearing.
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