FB CEO Zuckerberg Will Testify in US Over Data Leak on 11 April
The CEO of Facebook will testify on the recent data leak scandal involving Cambridge Analytica on 11 April.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on 11 April, the panel said on Wednesday as reported by Reuters.
Zuckerberg has been reaching out to the world via multiple media interviews recently, but wasn’t keen on testifying. But with this admission to testify next week, it’ll be intriguing to see how the Facebook CEO plans to tackle the tough questions he’s sure to be bombarded with.
Facebook has come under fire in recent weeks after it was revealed that the personal data of 50 million users of the website fell into the hands of a political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, that is said to have worked for US President Donald Trump's campaign in 2016.
In addition to interviews, Facebook also apologised to the people of United Kingdom with a full page ad last week.
Zuckerberg, whose firm has lost more than $50 billion in market value since the allegations, said Facebook would give users more information and control about who can access their data.
Most people view Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg’s recent apologetic behaviour as a countermeasure to rebuild the trust with its billions of users. Even though India wasn’t directly affected by the saga, the country’s regime stated that Facebook won’t be allowed to manipulate elections in the country.
Last week, electric carmaker Tesla Incorporated and its rocket company SpaceX's Facebook pages – each with more than 2.6 million followers – were deleted after Chief Executive Elon Musk promised to do so.
(With input from Reuters)
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