--- title: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Set to Testify Before Congress description: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the Congress on April 11. He will discuss Facebook's "use and protection of user data" canonical: https://time.com/5227492/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-congress-testimony/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-04T12:42:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:51:42.261Z article:section: Politics og:title: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Will Testify Before Congress Next Week og:description: He'll discuss Facebook's "use and protection of user data" og:url: https://time.com/5227492/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-congress-testimony/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf48e0c35c0f1ec96/69892cc597cdff03466b4d95/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-testimony.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Mark Zuckerberg at Oculus Connect 4 Event og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Will Testify Before Congress Next Week twitter:description: He'll discuss Facebook's "use and protection of user data" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf48e0c35c0f1ec96/69892cc597cdff03466b4d95/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-testimony.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Will Testify Before Congress Next Week > Sponsored content. 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Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Apr 4, 2018 12:42 PM UTC (WASHINGTON) — The leaders of a House oversight committee say Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the panel on April 11. In an announcement Wednesday, Reps. Greg Walden and Frank Pallone say the hearing will focus on the Facebook’s “use and protection of user data.” Facebook is facing scrutiny over its data collection following allegations that the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica obtained data on tens of millions of Facebook users to try to influence elections. Walden, R-Ore., is the House Energy and Commerce committee’s chairman. Pallone of New Jersey is the panel’s top ranking Democrat. 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