Facebook welcomes a little regulation, at least if it helps end its brand-safety problems.
“We want regulation in the areas of brand safety and content moderation,” said Carolyn Everson, vice president of global marketing solutions, speaking on Tuesday at an event kicking off the Global Alliance for Responsible Media at WPP Beach in Cannes. “Think about how difficult it is to define hate speech. I could walk around here … and everyone could have a different definition of hate speech. Should Facebook decide? Should Google? Should Twitter? Probably not. But that’s an area where regulation could help.”
Marketers involved in the alliance don’t want to decide either. In an interview after the presentation, Rob Rakowitz, head of global media at Mars, said groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Anti-Defamation League probably should weigh in.