In a statement, Facebook said it had made considerable changes to its business practices and supported regulation in areas including privacy — but the company denied it had broken any laws in the country. "The big tech companies must not be allowed to expand exponentially, without constraint or proper regulatory oversight. But only governments and the law are powerful enough to contain them,” U.K. lawmakers said. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endorsed cutting off Vine’s access to Facebook data, according to an email released by U.K. leaders. In calling for privacy and antitrust investigations, Collins said in an interview Sunday that Britain planned to continue probing Facebook and other tech companies.

Source: Washington Post February 18, 2019 00:01 UTC