Facebook is on a European tour to present its vision of the regulation of social networks. On Saturday, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg pleaded in Munich for the creation of a new legal status, halfway between that of the media and that of telecoms, in order to fix the responsibility of the platforms vis-à-vis the content shared by their users. The company has also published a white paper on these issues. These initiatives, presented on Monday by Mark Zuckerberg in Brussels, have been rejected by the European Commission.
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LE FIGARO - Should we review the rules around the responsibility of platforms for the content shared there?
Monika BICKERT - The debate around regulation should help platforms provide a safe environment for their users, while protecting freedom of expression. But it must also allow regulators and citizens to better understand the efforts of platforms in this area. Regarding the liability regime,
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