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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 31 2019, @09:32PM (1 child)
No, the government should not be tossing out the concept of free speech and regulating it just beacuse its "online".
Dumbass, you have a private platform, dont like content on it, delete it. You get to choose as its your "house", so to speak. Invite the Feds in, and its no longer yours. They also have to abide by the Constitution, and in turn you have to as well, as you lose control over your own company.
(Score: 2) by DrkShadow on Monday April 01 2019, @01:54PM
This is Faceplant's attempt to say exactly that.
Either censor free speech yourselves or leave the companies the fuck alone.
With Faceplant trying and trying to create a perfect censorship engine, with them failing to properly _predict_ the actions in this _live_ stream, with the reactions of the populace for more and more censorship for 'their own good', Facebook's CEO is admitting they're unable to comply and asking the government for guidance. There are two things to it.
1. It's a get-out-of-jail-free card. It always is. If they've met such compliance guidelines, they can say they've done all that is required of them. Seek assistance from the lawmakers if you desire more, we tried, we failed, we need public support.
2. The lawmakers can make no law inhibiting free speech, and so Facebook doesn't have to censor at all. Facebook has complied with American values saying that if you don't like something that doesn't mean it should be removed.
It's the same problem faced by Valve regarding their censorship of games. It's the same end-game. They'll self-censor things that they _really_ don't like, perhaps by some sort of majority vote at the company (this being undefined), and get rid of a few things here and there. Count on Faceplant either remaining the same or allowing more material that it didn't allow before.