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Blog post
We need European regulation of Facebook and Google
Publisher
Google
Media regulation
Social media
Digital media
Europe
Description
With Facebook coming under significant scrutiny for its perceived role in the US election as a conduit for fake news and hate speech, Leighton Andrews, Professor of Public Service Leadership and Innovation at Cardiff Business School, a former Welsh Government Minister and a former head of public affairs at the BBC, argues that the social network and its fellow tech giant Google should be regulated at an EU level as dominant media players.
Publication Details
Copyright:
London School of Economics and Political Science 2016
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
14 Dec 2016
