better regulation will not be able to distract you from the problems and shortcomings of Facebook in other areas, said EU justice Commissioner Vera Jourová to EurActiv.com. She was responding to the claim by the Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg in accordance with the stricter regulatory framework for Internet services.
“The regulation will not solve the problems of Facebook, with its lax privacy have shown, the Cambridge Analytica scandal or other, more recent violations,” said Jourová. Instead of claims, should Facebook have a look “in the first line to yourself: If you wanted to, you could initiate a real change.”
The Commissioner also said that Facebook should rather be “stop fighting against laws that affect its business model; or against fines”. Above all, the platform could finally start “in order to consider their users as citizens and to take responsibility for the problems they cause.”
had Previously taken care of Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, with an opinion article in the weekend edition of the “Washington Post” for attention. In the article, Zuckerberg called, surprisingly, a stronger regulation of Internet services in four areas: hazardous content and Uploads, impact on elections, privacy/data protection and data portability.
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to order, “I think we need a more active role of governments and regulatory authorities,” wrote Zuckerberg. “With an Update of the Internet rules we can keep the Best in mind – namely to develop the freedom of expression for citizens and the opportunity for entrepreneurs, new ideas and at the same time, the company from greater damage.”
doubt and criticism in Europe
In Brussels, have been included Zuckerberg’s claims, partly with criticism, and partly with concern. The British socialist MEP Claude Moraes, criticized, Zuckerberg’s intention was, with the demand for more regulation of other areas to distract, which Facebook recently negative in focus had been.
“Facebook is pursuing a strategy, which States in principle: We know that the EU is one of the three main regulatory authorities in the world – could now initiate antitrust, monopoly, and tax regulations. But Facebook wants to keep as back and not interfere,“ said Moraes in an interview with Euronews.
Zuckerberg’s goal was therefore to remain, “in the soft area of the law,” the presumption of Moraes. Especially the Facebook boss wool to distract a little from the success story of his company’s lobbying against the “tougher” regulations such as the E-Privacy legislation, as well as serious concerns as to the possession of other platforms (WhatsApp and Instagram).
Zuckerberg on European Tour
Zuckerberg this week on a European Tour and met on Monday with Federal Minister of justice Katarina Barley. After the talks, also Barley said, Zuckerberg’s desire for more regulation was “surprising”. Finally, Facebook have today “all the possibilities, in order to guarantee, independent of government regulation – maximum possible privacy.”
(Edited by Zoran Radosavljevic and Tim stone)
Translation: Tim stone.
Published by EurActiv.
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