Facebook has also set up mock hearings involving its communications team and outside advisers who role-play members of Congress.Internal staff has pushed Zuckerberg to answer lawmakers’ questions directly, and not to appear overly defensive. Their goal is to make Zuckerberg appear as humble, agreeable and as forthright as possible, the people close to the preparations said. Brown, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush, is leading the WilmerHale group. In these hearings, Democrats are expected to grill Zuckerberg about the privacy scandals, and how the social network is guarding against possible interference in this fall’s midterm elections. The appearance of the memo, a strident defense of Facebook’s growth-at-all-costs strategy, left some employees fearful of future leaks.

Source: Economic Times April 08, 2018 11:15 UTC