Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pauses while testifying before a House Financial Services Committee ... [+] hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. AP Photo/Andrew HarnikTopline: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stumbled through a week of missteps and beatings that showed deep mistrust of him and his social network’s ability to abide by the law, let alone fight fake news and police users’ behavior. On Tuesday, a coalition of 47 state attorneys general announced plans to take part in an antitrust investigation of Facebook, led by New York. he started the platform in response to the Iraq War⁠—instead of a way to rate women’s appearances, which Zuckerberg has denied. Key background: Facebook was already facing a separate antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission prior to this week.

Source: Forbes October 25, 2019 21:00 UTC