US lawmaker says Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) leaves after the wedding of U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) and his long-time partner James Ready in Newton, Massachusetts July 7, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON: Democratic US Representative David Cicilline, expected to become the next chairman of House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, said on Nov 14 that Facebook Inc cannot be trusted to regulate itself and Congress should take action.

Cicilline, citing a report in the New York Times on Facebook's efforts to deal with a series of crises, said on Twitter: “This staggering report makes clear that @Facebook executives will always put their massive profits ahead of the interests of their customers.”