Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify on Capitol Hill on April 11 before the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, to answer questions about how the company protects its users’ data.
Multiple congressional committees have asked Zuckerberg to testify in light of reporting about Cambridge Analytica‘s use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. This is the first confirmation that Zuckerberg will take questions from members of Congress.
In a statement Wednesday, House lawmakers welcomed the opportunity to hear from Facebook’s CEO.
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