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Tory MP Damian Collins says Mr Zuckerberg's response is 'not good enough'
Facebook say Mr Zuckerberg cannot be available at 'every parliament'
He rejected calls from UK, Australia, Canada and Argentina to attend committee
Mr Zuckerberg answered questions in Washington in April this year

Published: 03:41 EST, 8 November 2018 | Updated: 03:47 EST, 8 November 2018

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Politicians around the world have joined Britain in calling for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions about fake news.

Officials from Australia, Ireland and Argentina have joined forces after Facebook refused the request from the UK and Canada for Mr Zuckerberg to appear before an 'international grand committee' on the subject on November 27.

Their request comes after Mr Zuckerberg, whose company makes millions worldwide, appeared before politicians in Washington on April 11 this year.

Damian Collins, chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee, said Mr Zuckerberg's response 'is not good enough'.

Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a meeting of the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe, and chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee outside parliament on April 26 when Facebook's chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer was grilled by MPs

'By dismissing our request, Facebook is failing to acknowledge its line of accountability not only to legislators, but to its users worldwide.

'There remain serious questions to be answered about what measures Facebook is taking now to halt the spread of disinformation on its platform and protection for user data.'

In declining the initial request, sent on October 31, Facebook UK's head of public policy Rebecca Stimson said the company will 'continue to co-operate fully with relevant regulators'.

She wrote: 'As your letter states, it is not possible for Mr Zuckerberg to be available to all parliaments.

'While he is unable to accept your invitation we continue to fully recognize the seriousness of these issues and remain committed to working with you to provide any additional relevant information you require for your respective inquiries.'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election in April this year

In April this year, Facebook sent their chief technical officer Mike Schroepfer the UK parliament where he was grilled in heated exchanges by MPs

Tory MP Julian Knight blasted: 'I put it to you that Facebook is a morality-free zone.

'You aren't an innocent party maligned by the likes of Cambridge Analytica: you are the problem.'

Mr Schroepfer replied: 'I respectfully disagree with that assessment.'

He continued, 'The core of our job is to build a service which helps millions of people connect with each other around the world every day.'

Facebook has grappled with a string of scandals in recent years as evidence has emerged of political actors using the network to influence voters around the world.

The social media giant was fined £500,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office in July, the maximum fine possible, for failing to protect millions of users' personal information which ended up in the hands of controversial election consultants Cambridge Analytica.

A week later the Electoral Commission fined Brexit campaign groups Vote Leave and BeLeave, and referred them to police for breaches in campaign spending centered around political advertising on Facebook.

This year, the company also released details of 'inauthentic co-ordinated activity' on the platform originating from Russia and Iran which targeted British and American politics.

Taking Down Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior from Iran https://t.co/taM2znMTN1
— Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) October 26, 2018

The new letter said: 'You appeared before committees of the US Congress and Senate, as well as the European Parliament.

'As the chairs of the relevant committees in the UK, Canadian, Australian, Argentinian and Irish parliaments, we believe that you owe Facebook users in our countries the same line of accountability.'

Mr Collins and Bob Zimmer, his Canadian counterpart, are joined in the letter by Leopoldo Moreau, for Argentina, James McGrath, of Australia, and Irish politician Hildegarde Naughton.

They have given Mr Zuckerberg until November 12 to respond.

Mr Collins said: 'Mark Zuckerberg has set himself the personal challenge of "fixing" Facebook this year to prevent its misuse in our democratic process.

'By being unwilling to face questions about his progress, doubts about his ability to do so remain.'

Mr Zuckerberg testified before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to tamper in the 2016 Presidential elections.