Facebook may face antitrust and data privacy crackdown following major criticism
Facebook is in need of far stricter regulation due to its inability to stop the spread of fake news, and also for failing to keep user data private, a government report has said.
The declaration by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee follows a year-long investigation into Facebook’s failings, and recommends that the UK puts far stricter restrictions on the social media giant immediately.
Although focusing on several other companies, including Google and YouTube, the report called out Facebook for specific criticism, particularly over its failings to stop the spread of ‘disinformation’.
“Democracy is at risk from the malicious and relentless targeting of citizens with disinformation and personalised ‘dark adverts’ from unidentifiable sources, delivered through the major social media platforms we use every day,” the report’s conclusion read.
