Hi everyone, At this very moment, Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before US Congress! This is following our call for him to appear in front of the authorities and delivering the petition signed by you and over 176,000 fellow citizens. Unfortunately he has refused to appear before UK Parliament. There is clearly a need for Facebook’s CEO to speak to representatives of the millions of users in the UK. ACTION Let’s keep up this campaign and get as many MPs on board with us as possible. If you are willing to ask your local MP to sign our call for Mark Zuckerberg to appear in front of UK Parliament, then please follow the step-by-step guide below. Thank you so much! The more MPs that back this petition, the more likely it will be to succeed, and the more impact it will have in holding technology companies to account. Let’s act now! Alvin Carpio CEO, The Fourth Group ------------------------------ Step-by-step guide to asking your MP for their support: *Step 1) Find your MP* You can use the website link below to contact your MP in a single email. Simply type in your postcode, click go, then click on your MP’s name, and you’re ready to go! (https://www.writetothem.com/) *Step 2) Compose your email* It’s really important to be specific in what you are asking for. I’ve added a template letter below. Feel free to edit it, or to copy and paste as you wish! ======== Template Letter: Dear __________, As your constituent, I’m writing to you to call on your support to hold Facebook accountable to data breaches in the UK. In the last few weeks it was uncovered that the personal data of over 80 million ordinary people on Facebook (including those in the UK) was misused. This includes it being used to sway elections. Cambridge Analytica’s use of this data without permission or knowledge has dominated the headlines. Over 176,000 people signed a petition which we delivered to Facebook HQ in London, calling for three simple things: 1. We call for Mark Zuckerberg to testify before UK Parliament; 2. We call for Mark Zuckerberg to testify before US Congress, and; 3. We call for Facebook to investigate and list publicly any other violations of our data by other third parties. www.change.org/TalkToUsMark Following our action, he promised to investigate other violations and has testified before US Congress and Senate. He has refused to appear in front of UK Parliament. ACTION We now ask you if you can support us, specifically to: 1. Contact the chair of the DCMS Committee, Damian Collins MP, asking for him to continue calling for Mark Zuckerberg to testify before UK Parliament, even via video link, and; 2. Support our petition publicly through a statement or Twitter update using the hashtag #TalkToUsMark. I hope you can support us with this. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, _________ ======== *Step 3) SEND!* Finally, click ‘send’! And check your email for a link to confirm. Thank you so much for your support and actions! Our campaign continues, and I will keep you up to date with our progress. *Believe in what we're doing? Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/UnitedCitizens.*