Facebook needs regulation to win user trust, Zuckerberg says


Zuckerberg said that private companies like Facebook shouldn’t be in charge of making decisions that balance social values, and hopes that regulation will draw cleaner lines to help companies navigate those decisions. — AFP

For years, Facebook Inc lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s business model. Now, it’s pleading for new rules for the good of its business.

"If we don’t create standards that people feel are legitimate, they won’t trust institutions or technology,” Facebook’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in an op-ed in the Financial Times on Feb 17. It coincided with a visit to Brussels, home of the European Union’s institutions that have crafted some of the toughest rules in recent years.

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