Mark Zuckerberg is set to huddle today with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who chairs the chamber's top antitrust panel
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to meet with some of his company's harshest critics on Capitol Hill this week, a rare swing through Washington that comes amid rising government scrutiny of the company's business practices.
Schatz and Blumenthal have called for for Congress to crack down on how companies like Facebook sweep up and monetize consumer information, an issue both signaled they intend to raise with Zuckerberg.Sign Up Zuckerberg kicked off his D.C. swing with at least one lawmaker sit-down earlier Wednesday. Sen. Maria Cantwell , the top Democrat on the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, said she and the Facebook CEO discussed election interferenceOther lawmakers set to meet with Zuckerberg this week, according to their offices, include House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff and Senate Judiciary Antitrust Chairman Mike Lee .
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