{"id":402105,"date":"2019-03-31T11:31:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T10:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/we-need-a-more-active-role-for-governments\/"},"modified":"2019-03-31T11:31:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T10:31:15","slug":"we-need-a-more-active-role-for-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/we-need-a-more-active-role-for-governments\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We need a more active role for governments\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/03\/30\/mark-zuckerberg-calls-for-tighter-internet-regulations-we-need-a-more-active-role-for-governments.html\"><strong>CNBC<\/strong><\/a><br \/>March 31, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday called for governments to play a greater role in regulating the Internet, citing four areas where he believes better rules are needed. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg said new regulations are needed to protect society from harmful content, ensure election integrity, protect people\u2019s privacy and to guarantee data portability.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook has faced a torrent of public criticism over its handling of Russian intervention in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and its policies on hate speech that many governments and users consider too lax. At the same time, conservative lawmakers in the U.S. have accused Facebook of political bias and censorship.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg proposed regulating harmful content by setting up independent bodies to set standards for what is considered terrorist propaganda and hate speech and is therefore prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternet companies should be accountable for enforcing standards on harmful content,\u201d Zuckerberg said. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to remove all harmful content from the internet, but when people use dozens of different sharing services \u2014 all with their own policies and processes \u2014 we need a more standardized approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/03\/30\/mark-zuckerberg-calls-for-tighter-internet-regulations-we-need-a-more-active-role-for-governments.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Sunday, March 31, 2019  at  4:46 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/zuckerberg-backs-stronger-internet-privacy-and-election-laws-we-need-a-more-active-role-for-governments.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/zuckerberg-backs-stronger-internet-privacy-and-election-laws-we-need-a-more-active-role-for-governments.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNBCMarch 31, 2019 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday called for governments to play a greater role in regulating the Internet, citing four areas where he believes better rules are needed. 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