U.S. SENATOR ASKS ZUCKERBERG TO RETAIN DOCUMENTS

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell on Tuesday called on Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to preserve all documents related to testimony last week from company whistleblower Frances Haugen. “The testimony ... raises significant concerns about whether Facebook has misled the public, federal regulators, and this committee,” said Cantwell, a Democrat. “This committee will continue its oversight and work to pursue legislation to protect consumers’ privacy, improve data security, and strengthen federal enforcement to address the digital harms that are the subject of these hearings.” She asked Facebook to preserve and retain internal Facebook research referenced by Haugen and Facebook’s evaluation of the research.