"It appears that you are willing to step on or over anyone, including ... women, people of color, your own users and even our democracy to get what you want."
— Rep. Maxine Waters to Mark Zuckerberg, who is testifying over Facebook's plans to create its own digital currency.
— Rep. Maxine Waters to Mark Zuckerberg, who is testifying over Facebook's plans to create its own digital currency.
Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before Congress over Facebook's plans for its own cryptocurrency. Lawmakers are questioning him on issues like transparency and the company's policies on political ads.
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Rep. Gregory Meeks asked Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook's role in disseminating "division and misinformation," saying "Facebook has been found at the scene of the crime" of events like the 2016 election and Brexit:
"What has been done and what will be done for 2020?"
"What has been done and what will be done for 2020?"
Rep. Rashida Tlaib questioned Mark Zuckerberg on why Facebook exempts politicians from community standards:
"Why should the very politicians who lead our country be held to lower standards of truthfulness and decency than the average American? ... It is hate speech."
"Why should the very politicians who lead our country be held to lower standards of truthfulness and decency than the average American? ... It is hate speech."
Rep. @AOC pressed Mark Zuckerberg about when he learned of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a data firm accused of accessing personal info of millions of users to target pro-Trump political ads during the election.
He said, "around the time it went public ... I'm not sure."
He said, "around the time it went public ... I'm not sure."
