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David Cicilline: “I suggest that this subcommittee look into an email written by Mark Zuckerberg around the time of the Instagram…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2019
I suggest that this subcommittee look into an email written by Mark Zuckerberg around the time of the Instagram acquisition where he stated, as has been reported in the press, that the purpose of this--and this is paraphrasing--was to eliminate a dangerous, potential nascent competitor.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline urges investigation into Zuckerberg's email regarding competition concerns.

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