The EU immediately rejected Facebook’s latest vision of how online content should be regulated, warning that the social media company will have to assume more responsibility for illegal material on its platforms. Mark Zuckerberg toured Brussels on Monday, meeting EU officials.
His 13-page document suggested that there should be global, rather than national, policies on what is permissible and that internet companies should not face any liability for content on their platforms or free speech would be limited.
Instead, Facebook said internet companies should be held to account for whether they have standards and systems in place to combat illegal content. It also argued that companies should be given flexibility to allow them to experiment with content moderation technology.
Thierry Breton, the French EU Commissioner overseeing the bloc’s data strategy, rejected the plans after meeting Mr Zuckerberg, saying Facebook was being slow in coming forward with ideas on how to remove illegal content and warning that the EU was preparing to act.
“It’s not enough. It’s too slow, it’s too low in terms of responsibility and regulation,” said Mr Breton, adding that Facebook had not mentioned its market dominance.
Mark Zuckerberg refused to meet journalists in Brussels. During the week-end, the founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg was speaking at the Munich Security Conference about his proposals.
Credit: BR, Bayerischer Rundfunk
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