Facebook CEO heads to Europe ahead of key EU regulation announcement

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Facebook CEO heads to Europe ahead of key EU regulation announcement

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will meet the EU’s digital and industry chiefs on 17 February, ahead of the European Commission presenting new regulations for digital platforms, Reuters reports. In addition to European Competition and Digital Commissioner Margrethe Vestager and Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, Zuckerberg will also meet justice chief Vera Jourova. 

Facebook confirmed Zuckerberg's visit to Europe, to attend the Munich Security Conference and "meet with European decision-makers in Brussels to discuss a framework for new rules and regulation for the internet".

Vestager and Breton are set to announce proposals on 19 February to create a single European data market aimed at challenging the dominance of US tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon, according to a European Commission proposal seen by Reuters.

They will also propose rules to govern the use of artificial intelligence. The Commission is expected to seek market feedback before finalising the rules.

Zuckerberg’s last public appearance in Brussels was in 2018 when he met European Parliament leaders to answer questions on how the data of 2.7 million European Facebook users was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

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