Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will meet with policymakers in Washington this week to discuss "future internet regulation," according to a company spokesperson, amid rising government scrutiny of the company's business practices.
The trip marks Zuckerberg's first visit to Capitol Hill since his highly publicized testimony at congressional hearings last year on the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
Zuckerberg is set to huddle with lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee, according to a source familiar with the plans. Commerce Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) recently said he was "deeply disappointed" that the Facebook CEO declined to take part in a hearing on violent and extremist content online.
The Facebook spokesperson declined to give details of Zuckerberg's meetings, but said there are no public events planned.
The trip comes in the wake of reports that the Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust investigation of Facebook, and the Justice Department is also conducting a broad tech antitrust probe thought to include the company.
In Congress, the House Judiciary Committee is investigating competition in the tech sector, holding hearings that have focused on Facebook and other tech giants.
Alexandra S. Levine contributed to this report.
Article originally published on POLITICO Magazine