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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the European Union’s Conference of Presidents on Tuesday for what ended up being a fruitless hearing about the company’s many controversies over the past couple years.
At a hearing in the European Parliament today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced a barrage of questions ranging from privacy concerns to the rise of fake news. But much of Zuckerberg’s replies were similar to what we’ve heard before, and did not addMark Zuckerberg will apologize to EU for not taking ‘broad enough view’
You won’t have to wonder much about what Mark Zuckerberg will say when he meets with the European Parliament later on May 22nd. Business Insider has obtained the Facebook chief’s introductory speech, and contrition is clearly the order of the day.The fear is that populism, Italian style, has achieved power. Butneoliberal policies rule more than ever, tinged with populism, opening the way to Lega’s far-right, racist (and neoliberal) politics.
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