Macron Greets Zuckerberg with Threat to Regulate Facebook

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to Paris with a warning about the company’s conduct
Social media has been challenged in France including Instagram and WhatsApp over its perceived failure to tackle violent extremism, hate speech and disinformation across its platforms. Mr. Macron met Mr. Zuckerberg and the company’s new head of public policy, Sir Nick Clegg, who was formerly the UK deputy prime minister and head of the Liberal Democrat party. Mr. Hughes said he felt “a sense of anger and responsibility” about the damage being caused by the platform. He described Facebook’s “sloppy privacy practices” and “slow response to Russian agents, violent rhetoric and fake news” as well as its “unbounded drive” to capture its user’s time and attention.
To tackle dangerous content Facebook has stated it is attempting to address the problems which have been raised, and the regulators in France praised the company for its work. However, they also criticized the firm for failing to provide them with enough information about its algorithms, which meant they were unable to assess how well they worked. “The report sets out a path towards a new model for content regulation that has the potential to be both effective and workable. “It would allow platforms to develop innovative solutions to keep their users safe while being clearly accountable to a regulator for how well they do this.”