Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will face MEPs’ questions following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the European Parliament, its president said on Wednesday.
“The founder and CEO of Facebook has accepted our invitation and will be in Brussels as soon as possible, hopefully already next week,” said Antonio Tajani in a statement.
“I welcome Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to appear in person before the representatives of 500 million Europeans. It is a step in the right direction towards restoring confidence,” he added.
The 34-year-old will meet party leaders and members of the civil liberties committee, as well as the French President.
Later on Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron’s office confirmed he will hold talks with the social network chief and over a dozen other technology leaders in Paris at his Tech For Good summit on May 23. Other invitees include the CEOs of Microsoft, IBM and Intel.
