A European Parliament meeting tomorrow with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be broadcast live, parliamentary officials and the company said today after controversy over plans for a closed-door hearing.
Parliament President Antonio Tajani had been criticised by legislators and some senior EU officials over arrangements for the discussion on public privacy concerns,.
He tweeted today that it was "great news" that Zuckerberg had agreed to a live web stream.
"Were looking forward to the meeting and happy for it to be live streamed," a Facebook spokeswoman said.
Zuckerberg, who founded the US social media giant, will be in Europe to defend the company after the scandal over its sale of personal data to a British political consultancy which worked on US President Donald Trump's election campaign, among others.
He will meet Tajani and leaders of parties in the EuropeanParliament in Brussels tomorrow evening.
The Facebook chief is also due to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday.
