The news broke on Wednesday: the Facebook boss has finally agreed to stand before the MEPs to clarify the use of personal data by the social network in light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal (see EUROPE 12021). The date and time are now known: Tuesday 22 March at 17:45.
But whilst the Parliament's President welcomed the fact that Zuckerberg had been persuaded to come to Brussels in person, the decision to hold a hearing in camera has left a bitter taste in the mouths of many MEPs.
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