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| Facebook reveals Mark Zuckerberg's US Congress testimony | Facebook reveals Mark Zuckerberg's US Congress testimony |
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| Mark Zuckerberg has revealed his planned testimony to the US Congress, ahead of answering questions during a two day hearing about data privacy. | Mark Zuckerberg has revealed his planned testimony to the US Congress, ahead of answering questions during a two day hearing about data privacy. |
| The Facebook founder will speak about the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Russian election interference and what the company is doing to prevent future incidents. | The Facebook founder will speak about the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Russian election interference and what the company is doing to prevent future incidents. |
| He will say the firm's new investment in security will affect its profits. | He will say the firm's new investment in security will affect its profits. |
| "Protecting our community is more important," he adds. | "Protecting our community is more important," he adds. |
| On the subject of users' data, he will say that every app that had access to a large amount of Facebook data prior to 2014 will be investigated. He said privacy controls had been made easier to understand. | On the subject of users' data, he will say that every app that had access to a large amount of Facebook data prior to 2014 will be investigated. He said privacy controls had been made easier to understand. |
| Mr Zuckerberg also admits that Facebook was slow to spot Russian meddling. | Mr Zuckerberg also admits that Facebook was slow to spot Russian meddling. |
| Over a two year period, 126 million people were estimated to have seen Facebook content by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian propaganda organisation, he said. | Over a two year period, 126 million people were estimated to have seen Facebook content by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian propaganda organisation, he said. |
| However, Facebook has since developed better AI tools to shut down fake accounts, he will tell Congress. | However, Facebook has since developed better AI tools to shut down fake accounts, he will tell Congress. |
| Advertising policies have also been amended to include identity checks on advertisers wishing to run political ads, and people who run pages with large followings. | Advertising policies have also been amended to include identity checks on advertisers wishing to run political ads, and people who run pages with large followings. |
| "My top priority has always been our social mission of connecting people, building community," Mr Zuckerberg said. | "My top priority has always been our social mission of connecting people, building community," Mr Zuckerberg said. |
| "Advertisers and developers will never take priority over that as long as I'm running Facebook." | "Advertisers and developers will never take priority over that as long as I'm running Facebook." |
| Analysis: Dave Lee, BBC North America Technology Reporter | Analysis: Dave Lee, BBC North America Technology Reporter |
| What is missing from this statement, and likely to be asked by lawmakers, is why it took a newspaper to discover this breach of Facebook's systems. | What is missing from this statement, and likely to be asked by lawmakers, is why it took a newspaper to discover this breach of Facebook's systems. |
| And, once Facebook knew, why it didn't notify the public and regulators immediately - instead of doing everything it could to block the story. | And, once Facebook knew, why it didn't notify the public and regulators immediately - instead of doing everything it could to block the story. |
| The measures put out by Facebook in recent days are good, common sense ideas - such as disabling data sharing with any app you don't use for more than three months. | The measures put out by Facebook in recent days are good, common sense ideas - such as disabling data sharing with any app you don't use for more than three months. |
| By why did it take so long? Why weren't these protections built-in in the first place? | By why did it take so long? Why weren't these protections built-in in the first place? |
| Mark Zuckerberg is going to try and highlight the good things Facebook has brought to our lives, of which there are many. | Mark Zuckerberg is going to try and highlight the good things Facebook has brought to our lives, of which there are many. |
| But I don't expect US representatives to give him too much credit for that - not this week, anyway. | But I don't expect US representatives to give him too much credit for that - not this week, anyway. |