Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg’s聽meeting with the EU Parliament聽will be livestreamed on his Facebook platform.
The world-famous entrepreneur originally agreed to meet politicians behind closed doors but has now acquiesced to the new arrangement following a reported outcry from the general public that the meeting was too secretive.
Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament, tweeted the news earlier today after speaking with CEO聽Zuckerburg.
鈥� Antonio Tajani (@EP_President)
The meeting will now be streamed on the European Parliament’s Facebook page, which has 2.5 million likes,聽from 5:15pm UK time聽on Tuesday.
Tajani wrote in a statement that 鈥渨eb giants must be held responsible for the content they publish, including blatantly false news and illegal content鈥�.
Zuckerburg appeared in front of US Congress recently to discuss the platform’s privacy measures in protecting personal data.