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Facebook's Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules

Reuters2021-03-24

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps on Wednesday to reform internet rules, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms.

In testimony prepared for a hearing before House Energy and Commerce subcommittees on Thursday, Zuckerberg acknowledged the calls for changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which gives companies like Facebook immunity from liability for content posted by users.

Facebook, along with Twitter and Alphabet's Google whose CEOs Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai also testify on Thursday, have been under fire from Democrats for misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, some of it posted by foreign actors.

"We believe Congress should consider making platforms' intermediary liability protection for certain types of unlawful content conditional on companies' ability to meet best practices to combat the spread of this content," he said in prepared testimony.

"Platforms should not be held liable if a particular piece of content evades its detection—that would be impractical for platforms with billions of posts per day," he wrote.

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  • Kelyn
    ·2021-03-25
    Why I sold out FB already ?
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  • But it’s damn hard to control these risks 
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  • Seward
    ·2021-03-25
    Great
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  • AppleMango
    ·2021-03-25
    Good move
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  • tzm88
    ·2021-03-25
    Comment n like
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    • Plan R
      Ok
      2021-03-25
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  • SeeKayGo
    ·2021-03-25
    Good opportunity to accumulate, guys
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  • erichosk
    ·2021-03-25
    Another long arm jurisdiction by the USA to control foreign companies?
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  • Edisgod
    ·2021-03-25
    Well..
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  • Annalz
    ·2021-03-25
    ??
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    • Seward
      Great
      2021-03-25
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  • lineasy2
    ·2021-03-25
    In fact, this is long overdue
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  • SakuraTrader
    ·2021-03-24
    agree
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  • Mujinn
    ·2021-03-24
    What a snake
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    • Annalz
      Minster
      2021-03-25
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    • Annalz
      Monster
      2021-03-25
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  • Keychain
    ·2021-03-24
    Wow.... what’s happening after???
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    • Acestars
      wondering
      2021-03-24
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  • janelie
    ·2021-03-24
    Nice..
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  • kenny99
    ·2021-03-24
    Nice good
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  • Cindy5
    ·2021-03-24
    Nice@
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  • slsong
    ·2021-03-24
    可以
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    • Cindy5
      Nice
      2021-03-24
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    • obg
      Comment back
      2021-03-24
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    • Faithc
      nice
      2021-03-24
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