Big Tech Senate hearing delayed as Zuckerberg struggles with connection for virtual testimony

By Nihal Krishan

Published October 28, 2020 3:08pm ET

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Big Tech Senate hearing delayed as Zuckerberg struggles with connection for virtual testimony — FILE - In this April 10, 2018 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of tech giant Facebook, had trouble connecting to a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

Zuckerberg was “alone” and “attempting to connect” to a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on tech censorship but couldn’t, said committee Chairman Roger Wicker on Wednesday. The Senate hearing was put on hold for five minutes to allow Zuckerberg to fix his technical issues and connect to the hearing.

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