How Congress could regulate Facebook vs. how Mark Zuckerberg wants to do it himself
https://qz.com/1085176/facebooks-russian-political-ads-senators-klobuchar-and-warner-want-regulation-but-zuckerberg-has-his-own-proposals/
The push to regulate Facebook is on in earnest in Washington, DC.
Two Senate Democrats are circulating a letter on Capitol Hill, hoping to drum up support for a bill that would make the social-media giant disclose more information about who is buying political ads on its platform and whom those ads target. Quartz has seen a copy of the letter, dated Sept. 21 and signed by Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Mark Warner of Virginia. “Facebook now seems to realize there is a major gap in transparency and accountability for digital ads,” it reads. A spokesperson for Facebook said that the company is “open to reviewing any specific congressional proposals.”