When Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the US Congress this spring he insisted he was not running a media company. Mr Zuckerberg ought to be held accountable for running a media company. There is strong public interest in having Facebook regulated as a media company. Like any other media company, it ought to face strict advertising regulations and tough transparency requirements in elections. Like many tech firms, Facebook promotes the idea its commercial interest is intertwined with the public interest.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2018 18:00 UTC