Facebook's Zuckerberg will not appear before British MPs

Re:Facebook's Zuckerberg will not appear before British MPs by chrisseaton on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @07:25AM (#16687250)

Yes is this a new thing? I don't remember in the past the committees being so publicly snide and unpleasant like they seem to be now. Maybe it wasn't televised so prominently before?

And the most strange part is how they now have celebrity appearances as well - comedians and actors?

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Re:Facebook's Zuckerberg will not appear before British MPs by cbzbc on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @07:30AM (#16687278)

They always let loose a little - you can go back and look at old transcripts and see much the same thing.

There's a certain element of it becoming slightly worse due to being televised. In an era where there is a huge gap between government rhetoric and practice, it can be a useful way to signal ones 'principles' even as one files obediently through the government lobby when it comes to voting on actual legislation.

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