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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Testifies Before Congress

Liam James Doyle
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NPR

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to answer questions from Congress in two separate Capitol Hill hearings. Zuckerberg will face members of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday and the House of Representatives on Wednesday to answer questions about protecting user data.

The hearings follow the news that the data-mining and political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica obtained personal information of up to 87 million Facebook users. The firm is accused of using that information to target Facebook users with political advertising in 2016. 

House Hearing on Wednesday, April 11

The House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing follows hours of questioning by lawmakers in the Senate. 

Senate Hearing on Tuesday, April 10

The two Senate committees are holding a joint hearing called "Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data."

Your questions

Got questions about how to protect your personal information on social media sites? We want to hear them — and answer them. Digital editor and resident tech-expert Ashley Jefcoat is asking for your questions as part of Curious Colorado.

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