Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot ZuckerbergHillicon Valley: Trump's ban on TikTok, WeChat in spotlight | NASA targeted by foreign hackers | Instagram accused of spying in lawsuit The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll MORE said on Wednesday that he would be open to testifying before Congress.

In an interview with Recode, Zuckerberg said he understands there's a lot Congress needs to know and he would be open to testify if he is the right person to speak to lawmakers.

“There are lots of different topics that Congress needs and wants to know about, and the way that we approach it is that our responsibility is to make sure that they have access to all of the information that they need to have,” he said during the interview.

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“So I’m open to doing it if I’m the right [person],” Zuckerberg added.

His willingness to appear before Congress comes as a growing number of lawmakers, including Sens. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharBattle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates Klobuchar: GOP can't use 'raw political power right in middle of an election' MORE (D-Minn.) and John Kennedy John Neely KennedyMORE (R-La.) ask that he testify before Congress to explain Facebook’s dealings with Cambridge Analytica.

Zuckerberg’s platform suspended its relationship with Cambridge Analytica last Friday after it came to light that the British research firm took user data from Facebook without permission.