Israeli gov't assembling team to determine if Facebook is legally responsible for content - report

• Published date: 11 October 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The team's mandate will include checking whether Facebook can be forced to act transparently with regards to its censorship and user-blocking policies, according to the report.

But the more serious issue is Facebook's legal responsibilities, and whether or not the platform is responsible for the posts that are uploaded to it.

The large mandate given to the team is a signal to Facebook and other big tech companies that Israel is serious about its intentions to restrict them if they do not negotiate, according to N12.

The report came less than a week after Facebook was shut down...