Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg looks an MP in the eye at last as he meets Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright over harmful online content Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright met with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg Mr Wright visited the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters this week in the US He urged Facebook not to wait for new laws before tackling harmful contentBy Katherine Rushton and Emily Kent Smith for the Daily Mail Published: 00:01 GMT, 23 February 2019 | Updated: 00:05 GMT, 23 February 2019 Viewcomments He refused to come to Britain and appear before MPs – but this is the moment Mark Zuckerberg finally met a member of the UK Government. The Facebook boss had talks with Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright at his company’s Silicon Valley headquarters this week on tackling harmful online content. The firm was warned that the ‘era of self-regulation is coming to an end’. Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is pictured with Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright at his company's Silicon Valley headquarters. This is the moment he finally met a member of the UK Government [File photo] The Culture Secretary, who was accompanied by digital minister Margot James, said yesterday they had ‘useful’ discussions with Mr Zuckerberg, who last year refused to appear before the Commons Culture Committee. Mr Wright added: ‘There is a good understanding that the UK Government wants to keep its citizens safe online and will be putting in place structures that no longer rely on self-regulation.’ He urged Facebook not to wait for new laws before cracking down on problem content and introducing stricter age controls. Mr Wright also rebuffed suggestions by Facebook’s new spin doctor Nick Clegg that web giants should ‘co-regulate’ the internet with Government. Mr Clegg, the former deputy Prime Minister, has been lobbying the Government to share the job of developing new rules to police social media with tech firms. But Mr Wright dismissed the proposal. ‘It’s not a phrase I would use,’ he told the Telegraph. ‘If regulation is what is needed, only Governments can produce it.’ Mr Zuckerberg refused to come to Britain and appear before MPs in the Commons Culture Committee. The firm was warned that the ‘era of self-regulation is coming to an end’ [File photo] Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility