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Why would Facebook want to crack down on big tech?

Mark Zuckerberg says he wants new rules for social media.

Mark Zuckerberg says he wants new rules for social media.

Every year politicians and security experts meet in Munich to discuss how to keep the world safe. This year they invited Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. He told the conference governments need to create new rules for social media platforms to stop the spread of harmful content and disinformation. So why is big tech鈥檚 biggest player asking for more regulation?

The 91热爆鈥檚 tech reporter Zoe Kleinman came into the Beyond Today studio to talk what social media regulation might involve, and to Ali Breland, an expert on disinformation.

Presenter: Matthew Price
Producers: Alicia Burrell, Katie Gunning and Harriet Noble
Mixed by Weidong Lin
Editor: Philly Beaumont

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