Daily Mail: AOC and Maxine Water roast smirking Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook boss is pummeled by Congress in six-hour interrogation on his Libra crypto-currency plan and rules which let politicians lie - and told: 'Perhaps you believe you are above the law?'
* Lawmakers pummel Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for company practices
* 'Perhaps you believe that you are above the law,' Rep. Maxine Waters said
* And Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled him on Facebook's decision not to fact check political ads in the 2020 election
* Zuckerberg testified before House Financial Services Committee for more than six hours on Wednesday
* He was grilled on Facebook's plans to prevent election interference and its proposal to launch Libra, a digital currency
* Rep. Rashida Tlaib told him anti-Muslim posts led to death threats to her office
* 'It is hate speech, it's hate, and and it's leading to violence and death threats in my office,' she said during her questioning of the CEO
* In his opening statement, Zuckerberg acknowledged criticism of Facebook
* 'I understand we're not the ideal messenger right now. I'm sure people wish it was anyone but Facebook putting this idea forward,' he said
Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday struggled to convince lawmakers to back his cryptocurrency and to defend Facebook's decision not to fact check political ads in the 2020 election.
The Facebook founder was in the congressional hot seat for more than six hours as he faced questions about his company's practices, how he'll attempt to combat false and inflammatory information on Facebook's platform, and what the social media giant will do to fight election interference in the 2020 contest.
Democratic Chairwoman Maxine Waters, who has been critical of Facebook's diversity practices and its plan for a digital currency, set the tone for the multi-hour event, lit into Zuckerberg.
And other lawmakers, including Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, followed her lead, pummeling Zuckerberg on a variety of topics related the social media platform he created.
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WNU Editor: It is quite a sight to see. U.S. House Democrats demanding Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to ban/censor conservative Facebook sites and advertising, and conservative Republicans staying mute. Is it me, or was Mark Zuckerberg the only adult in the room?
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