Fake news inquiry to review social networks' complaints procedures
A parliamentary inquiry into fake news is to consider legislation forcing social networks to improve the way they handle complaints after Facebook’s failure to remove sexualised images of children.
Damian Collins, chair of the culture, media and sport (CMS) committee, said Facebook’s failure to remove all the images reported, as part of a BBC investigation this week, was “disturbing” and suggested its complaints systems were inadequate. His committee will examine whether new offences should be created to ensure social networks are held responsible for inappropriate content, including fake news as well as images of children which have been reported. Tech firms such as Facebook were in danger of becoming “antisocial networks” by failing to take responsibility for some of the most controversial content appearing on their sites
[] Facebook only removed just 18 of 100 images flagged by a BBC reporter.
[] MPs will examine whether new offences should be created after Facebook’s failure to remove sexualised images of children.
[] Advertisers should say we won’t spend the money with you unless you use it the right way,” - Collins; former advertising executive
[] Facebook were in danger of becoming “antisocial networks”
In my opinion, I think that Facebook is not a social media no more, they are being coming else than what they started with. I don't think that Facebook see themselves as social media platform where they still need to control what goes on their site despite how big of an organisation they have gotten to. They still need to hold social responsibilities in protecting the viewers because they would also know that there are many of audience that are the underage of joining Facebook but still have an account, they should realise the big audience they have on the site and have it their main responsibility to protect them and display the right content for them, this can be done by restrict what audience posts. This can be argued by others saying 'freedom of speech' and everyone has their views or things they can do but not when it is wrong in serval ways. Facebook need to take action and hold up their responsibilities for their audiences.
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