Furthermore, Sen. Nelson emphasized, “The bottom line here is: if Facebook can’t fix its privacy problems, then how can Americans trust them to be caretakers of their sensitive information?”
Sen. Nelson called for more regulation of social media platforms
During a press briefing, the senator expressed skepticism about Facebook’s ability to address the privacy issues.
Sen. Nelson told reporters that Zuckerberg thinks that “he’s taking action and has in the past.” He added, “I think there are going to be a lot of challenges for his company in the future.”
Moreover, the senator emphasized that Congress needs to do something to protect the privacy of Americans. He called for more regulation of social media platforms.
“If we don’t rein this in, none of us are going to have any privacy any more. I think we have just seen one of the openings in the door to taking away our privacy,” said Sen. Nelson.
Facebook is implementing a number of changes on its platform
Over the past week, Facebook announced and started implementing a number of changes to its platform to protect users’ information and the integrity of elections worldwide. The social network giant restricted third-party apps from accessing users’ guest list on Events API and their members list on Group API. It is also requiring third-party apps to agree to strict requirements.
