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Facebook calls for government regulation
Mark Zuckerberg says regulators and governments should play a more active role in controlling internet content.
In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Facebook's chief says the responsibility for monitoring harmful content is too great for firms alone. He calls for new laws in four areas: "Harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability."
It comes two weeks after a gunman used the site to livestream his attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.
"Lawmakers often tell me we have too much power over speech, and frankly I agree," Mr Zuckerberg writes, adding that Facebook was "creating an independent body so people can appeal our decisions" about what is posted and what is taken down.
He also describes a new set of rules he would like to see enforced on tech companies. These new regulations should be the same for all websites, he says, so that it's easier to stop "harmful content" from spreading quickly across platforms.
Also at The Telegraph, CNBC, CNET
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by khallow on Sunday March 31 2019, @08:09PM (2 children)
So everything by the EPA is moderated say, "flamebait" and such. Hypothetically. While my posts, which are private, would not be moderated? Or is it rather the schlubs who cross someone in power who get their posts moderated down? There's this interesting ambiguity over public versus private.
(Score: 2) by J053 on Monday April 01 2019, @10:04PM (1 child)
On second thought, fuck it. If FB wants to moderate posts, they can. I don't want the Government involved in any way, though.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday April 02 2019, @02:57AM
Gets moderated by who? Your benevolent government (either directly or through their Facebook proxies) which is a mite bit upset over your heretical post or the general public, who might not share the same opinions and beliefs as you.