DerGrünen-President Robert Habeck calls for a stronger politischeKontrolle of companies like Facebook. "Where re is no Wettbewerbmehr, it must intervene," said world on Sunday. There is a need for opportunities to "unbundle" internet giants if y eineMonopolstellung. One possible solution is to adapt antitrust law. In addition, re would have to be alternative needs, "which have users sovereignty over ir data," Habeck said. Data protection authorities should be given more powers and algorithms should be exposed. "Politics must no longer rumtanzenlassen from internet giants on nose, but must regulate m," Habeck said.

DerParteivorsitzende of Greens responded to DenDatenmissbrauch by company Cambridge Analytica. In recent years, Dashatte has collected and evaluated profiles of around 50 MillionenFacebook users and extremely generations data. Among or things, findings are gedienthaben to influence electoral behaviour in USA and or countries – Rectedbefore is unclear wher data actually had any influence. DieVerantwortlichen from Facebook knew about abuse.

A number of politicians had spoken about case in last two weeks. The US Congress has invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify on April 10th. Members of or parliaments, including United Kingdom, Germany and EU, have also asked Zuckerberg and or representatives of Facebook in Europe to explain mselves in data affair. The German JustizministerinKatarina Barley (SPD) announced that he wanted to inform BetroffeneFacebook users. Companies such as Facebookmüssten are much more closely monitored, said barley.

Internal Facebook memo fired controversy

With his demands, Habeck voted in criticism of so-called Plattformkapitalismusein. Companies like Facebook, which have practically a monopoly position, are economically motivated on one hand: free use is paid with data, which in turn are fürWerbetreibende relevant. At same time, some experts consider Facebook to be a quasipolitischeInstitution because it affects Diegesellschaftliche sphere through its network effects.

For Robert Habeckbasiert Facebook's business model on principle "eat oderstirb". The critique fits into an internal memo that DerFacebook manager Andrew Bosworth wrote for his staff in 2016 and on Monday was published by BuzzFeed. In memo, Bosworth writes about "The ugly" of Facebook undgibt that it is imperative to connect people – domicile The danger that service could be abused. " Maybe someone dies through an attack coordinated with UnserenWerkzeugen, "wrote Bosworth. Zuckerberg distanced himself from letter. It does not go back to growth for sake of growth.

Even before Cambridge Analytica affair, calls for stronger, regulatory control of Facebook were loud. In Germany, Esseit last year gives Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), which judgment platform for quicker deletion of illegal Inhalteverpflichtet. The NeueEU Data Protection basic Regulation (DSGVO) will also enter into force at end of May. As a reaction daraufgab Facebook already dieDatenschutzeinstellungen to want to simplify. In addition, Mandie wants to end cooperation with several large data retailers.

Date Of Update: 01 April 2018, 12:03