Mark Zuckerberg isn’t being held in contempt of Congress after all
by Makena Kelly from The Verge - All Posts on (#6DB81)
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So, it looks like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn't going to be held in contempt of Congress after all - at least for now.
The House Judiciary Committee was supposed to vote to hold Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress on Thursday, but chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) canceled the vote shortly before it was scheduled to take place, as first reported by Bloomberg. The vote was originally a play to get Meta to hand over additional documents as part of a committee investigation into alleged collusion with the White House to censor conservative speech.
But according to a tweet from Jordan on Thursday, Meta must have provided enough new material to calm his concerns.
Based on Facebook's newfound commitment to fully cooperate with the Committee's...