‘Every day we make decisions about what speech is harmful, what constitutes political advertising, and how to prevent sophisticated cyber attacks'
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has set out how he believes the social network and the internet should be regulated.
In an op-ed published online in the Washington Post and on his own Facebook page, Mr Zuckerberg said: ‘Every day we make decisions about what speech is harmful, what constitutes political advertising, and how to prevent sophisticated cyberattacks.‘These are important for keeping our community safe. But if we were starting from scratch, we wouldn’t ask companies to make these judgments alone.
The company said all adverts relating to politics and issues on both Facebook and Instagram in the EU must be clearly labelled, including who funded the advert. Any advertising not properly registered will be blocked from mid-April, the social network warned. ‘Some laws only apply during elections, although information campaigns are nonstop. And there are also important questions about how political campaigns use data and targeting.
Mr Zuckerberg said Facebook already publishes transparency reports on how effectively it is removing harmful content, and said he believes every major internet service should do this quarterly, ‘because it’s just as important as financial reporting’.
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