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Mark Zuckerberg threatened to finish Facebooks UK funding in personal 2018 assembly with digital leader, warning over anti-tech tone

Spherical of applause for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism — which fought for two years to gain details of a closed door assembly between Fb’s Mark Zuckerberg and the UK secretary of state in control of digital issues at the time, Matt Hancock (now smartly being secretary). Freedom of …
Round of applause for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism — which fought for two years to obtain details of a closed door meeting between Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and the UK secretary of state in charge of digital issues at the time, Matt Hancock (now health secretary). Freedom of …

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Author: Natasha Lomas

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