Facebook accused of acting like 'digital gangsters' in a devastating report by lawmakers

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• Facebook deliberately flouted competition and privacy laws, behaving like "digital gangsters," according to a damning report by lawmakers.
• British politicians concluded an 18-month investigation into disinformation, and said democracy was "at risk" from foreign countries trying to influence UK elections through social media ads.
• Lawmakers called for an independent regulator to make sure tech firms like Facebook take down illegal content.
• They also accused Facebook of blocking their investigation.
• Facebook said it shares the concerns of the committee and is taking steps to improve its processes.

British lawmakers have accused Facebook of behaving like "digital gangsters", abusing its dominant power in social networks, and behaving "ahead of and beyond the law."

The comments come in a devastating report on fake news by British Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, made up of cross-party UK politicians and led by Conservative MP Damian Collins.

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