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‘DIGITAL GANGSTERS’: UK WANTS TOUGHER RULES FOR FACEBOOK

British lawmakers issued a scathing report this week that calls for tougher rules to keep Facebook and other tech firms from acting like “digital gangsters” and intentionally violating data privacy and competition laws.

The report on fake news and disinformation on social media sites followed an 18-month investigation by Parliament’s influential media committee.

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