Facebook a law breaking “digital gangster,” accuses UK government in report

Facebook said on Monday that the company was ready to face “meaningful regulation” after UK government accused Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook of acting akin to a “digital gangster”. The UK lawmakers added that Facebook has violated laws despite knowing better and also aided Russians in spreading misinformation during the elections.

A House of Commons committee which oversees media policy reprimanded Facebook in a report about “disinformation and ‘fake news”.

The report stated said that “Companies like Facebook should not be allowed to behave like ‘digital gangsters’ in the online world, considering themselves to be ahead of and beyond the law.”

Facebook was admonished for its handling of personal data and its use by the company for “political campaigns” in the report.