Facebook's Zuckerberg Asked by Numerous Officials to Attend London Hearing -CNBC

--Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is facing pressure to appear before Canadian and U.K. officials at a "special joint parliamentary hearing" in London later this month, CNBC reported Wednesday.

--Officials from Argentina, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the U.K. are asking Mr. Zuckerberg to appear in London on Nov. 27 to discuss fake news and data privacy, the report said.

--In a letter sent earlier this month, Facebook acknowledged the seriousness of the issue but defended its decision to send other representatives of the company, the report said.

Full story: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/07/mark-zuckerberg-declines-uk-parliament-invite-to-discuss-privacy.html

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 07, 2018 14:32 ET (19:32 GMT)

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