Looks Like Facebook Got Zucked

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  1. Tuckerfan

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    UK government is interested in the goings on at Facebook.
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  2. Steal Your Face

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  4. El Chup

    El Chup Fuck Trump Deceased Member Git

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    They’ve been trying to get Zuckerberg to give evidence before Parliament for ages.
  5. K.

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    Has he said why he won't? Seems like a departure from the 'I'll bore you to death with hours of irrelevant superficial answers' strategy he's driving in the US.
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    It's a bit of an odd turn. I'm not sure if they're up to some shady shit and are panicking. Or perhaps they simply don't really know how to handle the situation.
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    Perhaps Parliament is smarter and more functional than Congress.
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    Possibly you've not encountered Parliament previously.
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    Yeah, but all things are relative.
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    Possibly in Alabama.
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  11. spot261

    spot261 I don't want the game to end

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    Scathing as I often am about US politics......nope.
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  12. El Chup

    El Chup Fuck Trump Deceased Member Git

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    I believe all he's said is that, in his view, his deputies would suffice.
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    El Chup Fuck Trump Deceased Member Git

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    Yeah, no.
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    I have heard that the penalties for giving "incorrect" (i.e. lying) answers to Parliament are more severe if he does it than if one of his deputies does. Not sure what or why there would be that difference, but based on Facebook's track record, expecting them to be honest is a stretch.
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  16. spot261

    spot261 I don't want the game to end

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    To be honest I tend to see both as equivalently inept.
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    @Chardman? Is that you? :unsure: