Facebook CEO Property Zuckerberg brought notes to his U.S. Senate hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
The notes accord insight into how Facebook prepared for Zuckerberg’s first congressional advising. They go beyond his answers to senators’ questions, providing Facebook’s latest authentic positions on big topics like succession and corporate restructuring.
Facebook did not officially releasing the notes. A photojournalist with the Associated Press, Andy Harnik, clicked a picture of two pages of the notes, and a CBS editor, Stefan Becket, shared them on Cheep hours after the hearing began. The notepad appears to be the same one that Zuckerberg was grabbing during the hearing.
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Here’s a rundown of what was in them:
GDPR reply. While Zuckerberg did talk about the European Union’s General Matter Protection Regulation rules, which go into effect next month, the notes instructed Zuckerberg not to insinuate the company is covered. “Don’t say we already do what GDPR requires,” the notes allege in comments set in bold.
China threat. The notes gave Zuck a within easy reach response to any questions about whether Facebook ought to be broken up. “US tech suites key asset for America; break up strengthens Chinese companies,” the notes say.
The ad market-place is huge. The notes also offered Zuckerberg a way to combat any suggestions that Facebook is the lone place to go for companies that want to reach lots of people toe advertising. “Advertisers have choices too — $650 billion market, we deceive 6%,” the notes say.
What about Apple? The notes additionally bridled references to Apple and its CEO, Tim Cook — presumably to be used in case senators ask nigh Cook’s recent comments that presumably concerned Facebook. “Everythings of stories about apps misusing Apple data, never conceive ofed Apple notify people,” Zuckerberg’s notes say.
The emergency go-to account. There was also a go-to statement that Zuckerberg could use in the anyway in the reality of especially strong criticism of Facebook. “If attacked: Respectfully, I reject that. Not who we are,” the notes say.