An unprecedented group of legislators from 9 countries will grill a Facebook leader

One of Europe's top Facebook leaders is scheduled to appear Tuesday morning before first gathering of legislators from seven nations, investigates the social media giant for its role in electoral interference and the spread of misinformation.

Legislators – British, Canadian, Brazilian, Latvian, Argentinean, Irish, Singaporean, French and Belgian – have repeatedly asked Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, to appear in front of their "big international committee". But Facebook announced last week that it would be represented by Richard Allan, vice president of Facebook's public policies.

The hearing comes just days after a member of the British Parliament entered a document cache of an american businessman. Facebook spent months fighting in a California court to stay sealed.

This businessman is the application developer Ted Kramer, founder of a company suing Facebook. He was in London last week when Parliament asked for these documents in a letter from Damian Collins, chairman of Parliament's commission on digital, culture, media and sports.

"We are asking for these documents because we believe they contain very relevant information for our ongoing investigation into misinformation and misinformation," reads the letter. "In particular, we would like to know if they can provide the committee with additional information on what Facebook's top executives knew about Facebook's privacy concerns and developer access issues." to user data. "

The documents were deemed sealed by a superior court judge in San Mateo, California after months of legal wrangling between Facebook, Kramer Six4Three and media organizations. But the California court has no jurisdiction in Britain.

Collins said in a tweet Sunday that his committee had the right to publish the documents. He later said in an email to CBS News that a decision on this would be announced later this week.

In this tense situation, Allan is facing a heated debate with lawmakers who have traveled thousands of miles to face the ball.