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- Notes used by Mark Zuckerberg during his testimony at a US Senate hearing indicate the Facebook CEO was coached on how best to answer questions that could affect the public’s view of the social networking site.
- Zuckerberg rarely speaks on Facebook’s operations in such a public forum, and his notes appear to have been an attempt to prepare him for a wide range of topics, including Facebook’s business model, diversity, and the Russia investigation.
- The notes included a scripted answer in case Zuckerberg felt “attacked,” and a strict instruction to not mention compliance with Europe’s incoming data regulation.
Facebook CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg used a binder full of notes while testifying in front of the US Senate on Tuesday, indicating he was extensively coached for one of the biggest moments of his career.
Zuckerberg, who faced five hours of questioning from a rare US Senate joint committee hearing, had reportedly hired external consultants to prepare him for his first time explaining Facebook’s operations to the US government in public.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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