Facebook Responds to Some 2,000 Post-Testimony Questions From Lawmakers
The Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees Monday released long-awaited responses from Facebook after CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s April testimony (see 1804100054 and 1804110065). Facebook provided about 500 pages of written response to some 2,000 questions posed by lawmakers. “We did our…
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best to review and answer them in the available timeframe,” said Facebook. “We respectfully request an opportunity to supplement or amend our responses if needed.” Commerce set a May 9 deadline, amid mounting concerns from lawmakers who said serious questions remain (see 1806080045). Facebook responded to questions on privacy practices, internal investigations, advertising, data storage, political bias, hate speech and other topics. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said he’s disappointed Facebook, per his request, didn't commit to not advertise in Messenger Kids, which is designed for children 12 and younger. “While Facebook has stated it will not ‘automatically’ share kids’ data with advertisers when users turn 13, the company stops short of declaring that it won’t share this data at all, automatically or otherwise,” said Markey.