Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has accepted the European Parliament’s request to testify in Brussels to discuss his company’s handling of users personal data.
“The founder and CEO of Facebook has accepted our invitation and will be in Brussels as soon as possible, hopefully already next week,” European Parliament President Antonio Tajani said in a statement, according to multiple reports.
“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,” Tajani added.
Zuckerberg, 34, could visit Brussels as soon as next week. The Silicon Valley resident will be in Paris early next week for a “Tech for Good” summit organized by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Zuckerberg had previously turned down a request to brief the European Parliament following revelations that British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica — which was employed by President Trump’s campaign in 2016 — accessed information from the accounts of 87 million Facebook users.
The Facebook chief appeared before Congress for two days in April to answer lawmakers questions about its data policies.
