Facebook’s Nick Clegg defends FB’s allowing outright lies in political ads by comparing FB to a tennis court.
“Our job is to make sure the court is ready — the surface is flat, the lines painted, the net at the correct height,” Clegg said. “But we don’t pick up a racket and start playing. How the players play the game is up to them, not us.”
Er — no. How the players play the game is up to the referees, who ensure that the rules are followed and that the game is played fairly.
It’s okay for FB to make the tennis court analogy. They only need to complete it by supplying the needed impartial referees.
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