• The moment Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked in a congressional hearing if he was a socialist.
    The moment Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked in a congressional hearing if he was a socialist.
    Libra

    Mark Zuckerberg gets Waters-boarded at House hearing on Facebook’s Libra

    While drawing praise and condemnation for the stablecoin project, the social media giant’s CEO waved the flag and attacked China

    October 23, 2019 /

    Mark Zuckerberg is a proud American. And Facebook, despite being used by 2.7 billion people around the globe, is first and foremost an American company with American values.

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  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) questioning Facebook's David Marcus on Libra before the House Financial Services Committee, July 17, 2019 (via C-SPAN).
    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) questioning Facebook's David Marcus on Libra before the House Financial Services Committee, July 17, 2019 (via C-SPAN).
    Libra,  United States

    News analysis: Less-hostile House politicizes Facebook Libra debate

    Facing questions about speed and power, David Marcus refused to make promises about the cryptocurrency

    July 18, 2019 /

    Facebook’s David Marcus got a warmer reception from the House yesterday than he did in the Senate on Tuesday. Not that it was friendly, but the questions focused more on the power Facebook would gain from its Libra cryptocurrency, and getting Marcus to commit to working at the pace of Washington, D.C., not Silicon Valley.

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