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Facebook Wants Regulation, and That’s a Bad Idea

Facebook Wants Regulation, and That’s a Bad Idea
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg (C) arrives for a family picture with guests of the "Tech for Good" Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 23, 2018. CHARLES PLATIAU/AFP/Getty Images
Ronald J. Rychlak
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You may have seen that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently called for governmental oversight of Facebook and similar platforms. Specifically, he asked for regulation of “harmful content, election integrity, privacy, and data portability.”

Ronald J. Rychlak
Ronald J. Rychlak
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Ronald J. Rychlak is the Jamie L. Whitten chair in law and government at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of several books, including “Hitler, the War, and the Pope,” “Disinformation” (co-authored with Ion Mihai Pacepa), and “The Persecution and Genocide of Christians in the Middle East” (co-edited with Jane Adolphe).
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