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| Mark Zuckerberg 'will testify before Congress' over Cambridge Analytica, says Facebook founder | Mark Zuckerberg 'will testify before Congress' over Cambridge Analytica, says Facebook founder |
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| Mark Zuckerberg has "decided" to testify in front of the US Congress about the data use crisis that has engulfed Facebook, according to reports. | Mark Zuckerberg has "decided" to testify in front of the US Congress about the data use crisis that has engulfed Facebook, according to reports. |
| The news comes after the Facebook founder and CEO turned down a summons from the UK parliament to face questions over the personal data harvesting controversy also involving data firm Cambridge Analytica. | The news comes after the Facebook founder and CEO turned down a summons from the UK parliament to face questions over the personal data harvesting controversy also involving data firm Cambridge Analytica. |
| Whistleblower and former Cambridge Analytica employee Christopher Wylie has alleged that the company gathered the details of 50 million users on Facebook through a personality quiz created by an academic in 2014. Both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook have disputed those numbers. | |
| Facebook sources claim that Zuckerberg has come to terms with the fact that escalating pressure from the media, politicians and the public means he will have to testify before Congress within a matter of weeks, and Facebook is currently planning the strategy for his testimony, according to CNN Money. | |
| It would appear that the CEO has decided that Washington, not London will be the place where he will face questions. | |
| Theresa May, the British prime minister said she hoped Zuckerberg understood why people were concerned about alleged leaks of personal data, but it was up to him to decide whether to face the committee in Britain's parliament. | Theresa May, the British prime minister said she hoped Zuckerberg understood why people were concerned about alleged leaks of personal data, but it was up to him to decide whether to face the committee in Britain's parliament. |
| “Mr Zuckerberg will decide for himself whether he wants to come before the committee, but what I hope, is that Facebook will recognise why this is so significant for people and why it is that people are so concerned about it, and ensure that the committee is able to get the answers that they want” Ms May told parliament on Tuesday. | “Mr Zuckerberg will decide for himself whether he wants to come before the committee, but what I hope, is that Facebook will recognise why this is so significant for people and why it is that people are so concerned about it, and ensure that the committee is able to get the answers that they want” Ms May told parliament on Tuesday. |
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