European parliament to livestream Mark Zuckerberg appearance

Facebook chief initially agreed to closed-door meeting, but will now speak publicly

Mark Zuckerberg will appear publicly before the European parliament on Tuesday, ending a terse standoff with the institution, but further inflaming tensions with the House of Commons, which has repeatedly requested an appearance from the Facebook founder.

The president of the European parliament, Antonio Tajani, announced on Monday morning that Zuckerberg's appearance would be publicly livestreamed, following criticism that the Facebook chief executive had initially managed to persuade the body to meet him behind closed doors.