Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly preparing to testify before Congress

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• Facing increasing pressure to testify on the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal, CNN reports that Mark Zuckerberg is now preparing to speak to Congress about the issue.
• The Facebook CEO has been invited to an April 10th hearing on data privacy.

Mark Zuckerberg is preparing to testify before Congress, CNN reported Tuesday, citing anonymous sources.

Over the past week, the Facebook CEO has faced increasing pressure to speak to Congress, and now he is reportedly readying his testimony regarding how Facebook handles its privacy and user data in wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Zuckerberg, who remained silent on the matter for five days following the first reports from The New York Times and The Guardian about the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, has since apologized and given multiple interviews on the matter, in addition to publishing a post on Facebook detailing upcoming changes to Facebook's data policies.

Zuckerberg has been invited by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley to attend an April 10 hearing on data privacy. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will also reportedly be in attendance.