Thank you, Chair.
I want to turn first to Mr. Ahmed, who is online.
I found your opening statement very interesting. You said that platforms like Facebook “do not want editorial responsibility”, but on the same hand they prove that they are willing to exercise that editorial responsibility by blocking access to news. You say they only take responsibility when it threatens their finances. You said it was more like a “temper tantrum” that they had.
What we've gotten in exchange is a rise in hate and extremism online.
Sir, what do you make of these arguments that we've heard so far today, that of course they've done this, that it's a business decision and that they told us they would do this, so this is what we should expect?