Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says ‘we need new rules’ regulating political speech

Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Viva Tech start-up and technology summit in Paris, France, May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

LOS ANGELES: Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterated his call for governments to step in with new regulations governing Internet platforms, saying in an ABC News interview that his company needs laws regulating political speech.

“We need new rules,” Zuckerberg said. He was interviewed by ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos at Facebook’s Menlo Park, California, headquarters. The interview, recorded Wednesday, aired on Good Morning America April 4 morning.