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Zuckerberg Won Only Half the Battle in Brussels
Lawmakers were unsatisfied, but the Facebook CEO can still make his point.
He’s still retreating strategically.
Photographer: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had two priorities heading into a hearing at the European Parliament on Tuesday.
First, he had to avoid a serious gaffe that could be replayed again and again as a soundbite on the evening news. Second, he had to convince lawmakers that Facebook Inc. is doing enough to counter fake news, foreign interventions into elections and hate speech to prevent the need for further regulation.