Apr 10 Facebook is working with Mueller on Russia probe, Zuckerberg says By Associated Press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is "working with" special counsel Robert Mueller in his probe into Russian interference. Continue reading
Apr 10 WATCH: 'It was clearly a mistake to believe' Cambridge Analytica, Zuckerberg says By Joshua Barajas “When we heard back from Cambridge Analytica that they had told us they weren’t using the data and had deleted [the app], we considered it a closed case,” Zuckerberg told the Florida Sen. Bill Nelson. “In retrospect, that was clearly… Continue reading
Apr 10 WATCH: 'I'm sorry,' Zuckerberg says as he opens Senate hearing with apology By Associated Press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began a two-day congressional inquisition Tuesday with a public apology for a privacy scandal that has roiled the social media giant he founded more than a decade ago. Continue reading
Apr 10 Twitter backs bill to make political ads online more transparent By Associated Press Twitter says it is endorsing the Honest Ads Act, a bipartisan bill designed to make online political advertisements more transparent by revealing who paid for them, among other information. Continue reading
Apr 10 Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress today. What you need to know By Saher Khan Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress for the first time this week, starting with a hearing on Tuesday. Here's a guide to his appearance on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 9:33 How should Facebook change to protect privacy? By Hari Sreenivasan Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, will face a grilling on Capitol Hill Tuesday. The company has been in damage control mode since news broke about a major breach of Facebook users’ personal information. Hari Sreenivasan reports and William Branham… Continue watching
Apr 09 WATCH: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Senate committee By Barbara Ortutay, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to speak at 2:15 p.m. ET Tuesday in a joint hearing before two Senate committees. Watch live here. Continue reading
Apr 09 At Facebook, 'I'm responsible for what happens': Read Mark Zuckerberg's prepared House testimony By Joshua Barajas Amid mounting criticism over Facebook's handling of users' private data, the social media giant's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said "we didn't do enough" to prevent the massive platform from being manipulated. Continue reading
Apr 06 Facebook 'moving ahead' with ad regulation before scheduled Congressional testimony this week By James Blue Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced plans to require people running political ads on the social network to verify their location and identity. Continue reading
Apr 06 Did Cambridge Analytica get your data? You'll know soon By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Anyone who's been wondering if their private Facebook data might have been swept up in the Cambridge Analytica scandal will soon get their first clues. Continue reading