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When national legislatures call people to testify, that's not a neutral information-gathering exercise. The MPs are going into that panel with a very clear idea
by amarkov 9y ago
When national legislatures call people to testify, that's not a neutral information-gathering exercise. The MPs are going into that panel with a very clear idea of what the witness is going to say, and how they can spin it towards their preferred talking points. Zuckerberg isn't a UK citizen and didn't authorize any misconduct specific to the UK; why should he personally participate in Parliament's ritual shaming of Facebook?
- rmc 9y ago> why should he personally participate in Parliament's ritual shaming of Facebook? Because it sends a bad message, and Parliament et al have the ability to materially affect facebook's revenue by passing & enforcing laws like the GDPR etc