The debate between Facebook’s chief executive officer and the senior EU official come as the bloc prepares new legislation for gate-keeping tech platforms and around liability for users’ posts, both of which could impact Facebook’s business. — AFP
The European Union’s tech chief Thierry Breton said Facebook Inc will face more regulation if Mark Zuckerberg fails to assuage concerns about business practices, including around market power, as the two men went toe-to-toe in a live-streamed debate.
Zuckerberg and EU Industry Commissioner Breton on Monday discussed Internet governance as well as the role of platforms in managing the coronavirus pandemic, in a debate hosted by CERRE, the Center on Regulation in Europe. The conversation followed a face-to-face meeting between the two in Brussels in February.
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