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July 27, 2020 04:44 pm

Zuckerberg To Tell Congress Facebook's Success Is Patriotic

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is prepared with what he sees as a compelling argument for lawmakers ready to grill him on antitrust issues: hindering American technological innovation only helps China. From a report: Zuckerberg plans to portray his company as an American success story in a competitive and unpredictable market, now threatened by the rise of Chinese social media apps around the world -- and increasingly, at home, with the popularity of TikTok, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the CEO's remarks aren't yet public. The Facebook CEO is scheduled to testify at a hearing of the House antitrust subcommittee with CEOs from Amazon.com, Alphabet's Google and Apple. The hearing, postponed from Monday, has been rescheduled for July 29 at noon Washington time. Facebook's second-quarter earnings, which were scheduled for that day, have been pushed to Thursday, July 30. [...] The broader argument the CEO plans to make is that any weakening of U.S. companies will cede territory to Chinese companies abroad, particularly in high-growth markets like India. Zuckerberg made a similar argument at a 2019 hearing about Libra, the now-renamed cryptocurrency. "China is moving quickly to launch a similar idea in the coming months," he warned. "If America doesn't innovate, our financial leadership is not guaranteed." Later that year, he said that it was important not to let China set the rules for the internet in the rest of the world, arguing that the country's values aren't democratic.

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