The Facebook CEO spent 10 hours on Capitol Hill dealing with questions that often showcased US legislators’ ignorance about the internet in general and Facebook in particular. He spent an hour and a half in the European Parliament this week, of which only 25 minutes counted toward answering far more informed questions from parliament members. Tuesday’s event at the European Parliament was useful in outlining the European agenda vis-à-vis the social network. European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, right, welcomed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the EU Parliament on Tuesday. Mr Zuckerberg faced EU lawmakers to answer questions about the alleged misuse of the data of millions of Facebook users.

Source: Irish Examiner May 24, 2018 22:52 UTC