Facebook’s Zuckerberg ducks U.K. Fake News hearing
28 November 2018 |
9:43 am
Facebook Inc. decided not to send Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to testify at a hearing held by a committee of British lawmakers investigating the impact of fake news.
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