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his formal congressional appearance, Facebook chief said that after the 2016 election, their top priority was protecting the integrity of
presidential campaign, from gathering personal information from 87 million users to try to influence elections.During his appearance,
from being used for harm," he said
"That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy."Resistance to commit
to regulationZuckerberg navigated through the first of two US congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new
legislation or change how the social network does business
During nearly five hours of questioning by 44 U.S
senators, Zuckerberg repeated apologies he previously made for a range of problems that have beset Facebook, from a lack of data protection
to Russian agents using Facebook to influence U.S
largest social media network and other U.S
Shares in Facebook posted their biggest daily gain in nearly two years, closing up 4.5 percent
Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy that has counted U.S
The latest estimate of affected users is up to 87 million.That disclosure pitched Facebook into a crisis of confidence among users,
election.Packed hearingThe crowded Senate hearing was not without theatrics, although most was from the audience, like an activist dressed
Twitter.The Senate hearing ended just past 7 p.m
(2300 GMT), and a second session before a House of Representatives committee is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m
(1400 GMT).Wearing a dark suit and tie instead of his typical T-shirt and jeans, Zuckerberg remained largely unruffled and serious as
But some senators did provoke a reaction
Zuckerberg was asked whether Facebook was a monopoly
questions were often at a disadvantage because each had only five minutes to pin down the billionaire.Democratic Senator Kamala Harris, from
Facebook users of the data breach
disclosed in September that Russians under fake names used the social network to try to influence U.S
presidential election, which Facebook has said was seen by some 126 million people
Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Facebook violated an agreement it signed with the agency in 2011 by its actions in the
Cambridge Analytica scandal.In the agreement, which Facebook signed to end an investigation into privacy breaches, the company promised not
affirmative consent before sharing personal information with any third party.Zuckerberg told senators he did not see the Cambridge Analytica
Zuckerberg threw his support behind proposed legislation, known as the Honest Ads Act, that would require social media sites to disclose the
identities of buyers of online political campaign ads.On Tuesday, however, Zuckerberg would not agree to speak out further on behalf of the
