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Fb boss backs tighter regulations on 'damaging on-line content material'

Mark Zuckerberg says mixture of current regulations for telecoms and media industries might be used to keep watch over social media.
Mark Zuckerberg says mix of existing rules for telecoms and media industries could be used to regulate social media.

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Author: Aljazeera

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