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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by Silhouette on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:44AM (#16629546)
This is roughly analogous to being asked to testify before a congressional committee in the US. It doesn't matter who you are in the business world: if people at this level of government invite you, you show up.

If you have an extremely good reason not to attend, maybe you can get away with sending sincere apologies and an adequate delegate to appear on your behalf, at least in the short term. Otherwise, while it might not be possible for the committee to compel Zuckerberg to appear before them in person by law, failing to do so would almost certainly have repercussions for Facebook's continued success in the UK.

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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by therealmarv on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:48AM (#16629589)
When he attends it would be only a big favor... I'm betting he will not attend. This is more politics, they are making a bold statement to ask the CEO but it's not his duty to speak to UK officials as a US citizen (no matter what).
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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by Silhouette on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:59AM (#16629725)
When he attends it would be only a big favor...

Sure, in the same way that Facebook's continued operation in the UK without full tax and data protection investigations is only a big favour.

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Re:Zuckerberg summoned to House Of Commons inquiry by bowlofpetunias on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @12:35PM (#16630137)
Being allowed to do business in any country is "a big favor".

Guess which "favor" has the biggest impact...

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