Facebook’s Zuckerberg skewered with internal emails during antitrust hearing

Zuckerberg testifying remotely via videoconference during a US House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on ‘Online Platforms and Market Power’ on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US. — US House Judiciary Committee via Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg stumbled at a US congressional hearing on alleged abuse of market power on Wednesday, as lawmakers confronted the social media titan with damaging internal emails about the company’s acquisitions.

The House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel appeared to draw on a rich trove of Facebook company emails, releasing numerous screenshots of correspondence from Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives.