Facebook's Zuckerberg to Meet With European Lawmakers
May 16 2018 - 12:18PM
Dow Jones News
By Natalia Drozdiak
BRUSSELS -- Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to
visit Brussels to meet with top European lawmakers to discuss the
social network's handling of its users' personal information, both
the European Parliament and the company said Wednesday.
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said the parliament
would organize a hearing to give lawmakers the opportunity to carry
out an in-depth analysis relating to the company's data-protection
policies and its potential impact on elections in Europe. The
hearing won't be open to the public, an EU official said.
Mr. Zuckerberg will meet with leaders of different political
groups during his visit, which could take place as soon as next
week, Mr. Tajani said.
In a statement, Facebook said it accepted the European
Parliament's proposal to meet with parliament leaders. It added:
"We... appreciate the opportunity for dialogue, to listen to their
views and show the steps we are taking to better protect people's
privacy."
A trip next week would coincide with the bloc's sweeping new
privacy laws, which enter into force next Friday, May 25. Facebook
has said it would implement those new privacy controls
world-wide.
European lawmakers have been urging Mr. Zuckerberg to testify in
Brussels about recent revelations that the social network allowed
personal information of as many as 87 million users to be obtained
by data-analytics firm Cambridge Analytica. They stepped up their
calls after he spoke before U.S. lawmakers in mid-April.
--Valentina Pop contributed to this article.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 16, 2018 12:03 ET (16:03 GMT)
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