Prediction: Facebook and Zuckerberg will rebound.

It took Mark Zuckerberg a while to find his voice, amid the biggest reputational challenge his company has faced. But the Facebook (FB) CEO now seems to have a plan, along with the money and technical know-how needed to enact it.

After letting subordinates do most of the talking for months, Zuckerberg will finally testify before Congress this week – and he’s got a whole lot of explaining to do. Among the questions lawmakers will pose: How extensive were Russian activities on Facebook meant to influence the 2016 presidential election? Why did Facebook let political operatives obtain unauthorized data on 87 million Americans? How is the company policing fake news on its platform? What will it do to stop the abuse of Facebook for political purposes? And why should people trust Facebook, anyway?

Zuckerberg can be a faltering public speaker, and there could certainly be tense, even embarrassing moments for him during two days of congressional testimony. But Zuckerberg is also arriving on Capitol Hill with some meaningful deliverables. He seems to have gotten religion regarding abusive practices on Facebook, and his company seems to be pivoting in a direction that could benefit all of social media.

By Rick Newman.
Full story at Yahoo News.

By Rick Newman.

Full story at Yahoo News.