Watch Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testify before a joint hearing of the US Senate's Commerce and Judiciary committee. The hearing comes in the wake of allegations that British firm Cambridge Analytica accessed Facebook data of nearly 87 million users to help influence the outcome of the 2016 US presidential elections.

Mark Zuckerberg was there to defend Facebook amidst the growing discomfort within governments and people due to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said his organisation was committed to ensure integrity of elections across the world, including India, as he testified before the US Congress amid a firestorm over the alleged hijacking of data of millions of Facebook users by British firm Cambridge Analytica.

Under fire for the worst privacy debacle in his company's history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away often-aggressive questioning on Tuesday from lawmakers who accused him of failing to protect the personal information of millions of Americans from Russians intent on upsetting the US election.

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's No. 1 missionduring his appearance before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday will be todefend against calls to regulate internet-based companies.

Lawmakers in the United States and Europe are demanding to know more about the company's privacy practices after a whistleblower said consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed data to target US and British voters in close-run elections.

Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs summoned by Senate committeeThe chief executive officers of top three social media platforms: Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Indian-American Sunder Pichai of Google, and Jack Dorsey of Twitter have been summoned by a Congressional committee for a hearing on data privacy. The hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee has been scheduled for 10 April. In a statement, committee chairman Chuck Grassley said Zuckerberg has been invited to discuss the compa...

The main US visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a long-time critic of the skilled-worker program.

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Friday informed a Delhi court that he wants to come to India but is unable to travel back as his passport has been suspended by Indian authorities.

The telecommunications regulator said it will finalise the new rules by end of January after a hearing process with stakeholders that will extend through the month.

Facebook Vice President of Internet.org Chris Daniels said the company is working on alternate internet technologies other than traditional ways of providing connectivity including solar planes and satellites.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn't enjoyed seeing his company's stock get pummeled on Wall Street this summer, but he is relishing the opportunity to prove his critics wrong.

Administrative Civil Judge Parveen Singh reserved his order for May 22 after Facebook India said that it is not responsible for the contents appearing on website, facebook.com.

The company Mark Zuckerberg started in 2004 hasseen its annual revenue soar to $3.7 billion lastyear from $777 million in 2009.FULL COVERAGE