3 key takeaways from the Zuckerberg hearings

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testified before House and Senate committees this week after revelations that political research firm Cambridge Analytica gained access to 87 million Facebook users’ data during the 2016 election season. Zuckerberg survived a five-hour Senate grilling on Tuesday, returning to the House for four more hours the next day. Topics ranged widely, even as many pundits pilloried senators for their weak grasp of social media and technology.

But focusing on the theatrics risks losing sight of big picture. Here are three takeaways from the hearings…Read more