A recent U.K government report found that online platforms should be regulated by a government entity in how they distribute news content, CNBC reports. “This task is too important to leave entirely to the judgment of commercial entities,” the report stated. Commissioned in 2018 by Prime Minister Theresa May, the report was designed to investigate “sustainability of the production and distribution of high-quality journalism” and recommended that the “government must take steps to ensure the position of Google and Facebook does not do undue harm to publishers.” Editor's Note: Readers can subscribe to the IAPP’s Content Moderation Digest here.
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