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- Zuckerberg said new regulations are needed to protect society from harmful content, ensure election integrity, protect people\u2019s privacy and to guarantee data portability.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The Facebook CEO also endorsed a global framework to protect people\u2019s privacy along the lines of the European Union\u2019s General Data Protection Regulation.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Facebook has faced a torrent of public criticism over its handling of Russian intervention in the 2016 U.S. presidential election through social media and policies on hate speech that many governments and users consider too lax.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday called for governments to play a greater role in regulating the Internet, citing four areas where he believes better rules are needed.<\/span><\/p>\n
Zuckerberg said new regulations are needed to protect society from harmful content, ensure election integrity, protect people\u2019s privacy and to guarantee data portability.<\/span><\/p>\n
Facebook has faced a torrent of public criticism over its handling of Russian intervention in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and its policies on hate speech that many governments and users consider too lax. At the same time, conservative lawmakers in the U.S. have accused Facebook of political bias and censorship.<\/span><\/p>\n
Zuckerberg proposed regulating harmful content by setting up independent bodies to set standards for what is considered terrorist propaganda and hate speech and is therefore prohibited.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cInternet companies should be accountable for enforcing standards on harmful content,\u201d Zuckerberg said. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to remove all harmful content from the internet, but when people use dozens of different sharing services \u2014 all with their own policies and processes \u2014 we need a more standardized approach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
Facebook is also creating an independent body so people can appeal its decisions. Zuckerberg said Facebook is currently working with governments, including French officials, to make sure its systems to review content are effective.<\/span><\/p>\n
Zuckerberg also called for governments to pass legislation to regulate political ads on the Internet, saying despite Facebook\u2019s efforts, it is difficult to determine when an ad should be considered political.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cOur systems would be more effective if regulation created common standards for verifying political actors,\u201d Zuckerberg said.<\/span><\/p>\n
The Facebook CEO also endorsed a global framework to protect people\u2019s privacy along the lines of the European Union\u2019s General Data Protection Regulation: \u201cI believe it would be good for the internet if more countries adopted regulation such as GDPR as a common framework,\u201d Zuckerberg said.<\/span><\/p>\n
He also called for regulation to guarantee data portability, ensuring that users can move data between services. Zuckerberg endorsed a standard data transfer format toward this end.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cThis is important for the internet \u2014 and for creating services people want,\u201d he said. \u201cBut this requires clear rules about who\u2019s responsible for protecting information when it moves between services.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
- The Facebook CEO also endorsed a global framework to protect people\u2019s privacy along the lines of the European Union\u2019s General Data Protection Regulation.<\/span><\/li>\n