Nick Clegg says Facebook is NOT responsible for things posted on the site and is being asked to self-regulate in a way 'no private company should be expected to do' as he leaps to defense of new boss Mark Zuckerberg Former UK Deputy Prime Minister said onus on politicians to take responsibility Clegg said Zuckerberg 'becoming more anxious' at unfair regulation demands It follows the live-streaming of the Christchurch terror attack in New Zealand By Connor Boyd For Dailymail.com Published: 13:22 BST, 1 April 2019 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 1 April 2019 Viewcomments Facebook's new chief lobbyist and former UK Deputy Prime Minister has claimed the social media giant is not responsible for content posted on its site. Nick Clegg, Facebook's head of global policy and communications, jumped to the defense of new boss Mark Zuckerberg following a series of controversies for the social network. He suggested the onus was on politicians and governments to take more responsibility for how content is spread. 'Mark Zuckerberg has become more anxious that Facebook is being asked to regulate itself in a way that no private company should be expected to do,' the former Liberal Democrat leader told POLITICO. Nick Clegg (pictured with Zuckerberg last year), said Facebook was 'being asked to regulate itself in a way that no private company should be expected to do' Mr Clegg added: 'Instead of debating how every piece of content should be treated, we should have a mature debate about the metrics on how that content is being spread. Politicians will have to assume their own responsibility.' His comments come after Zuckerberg called for governments and regulators needed to play a ‘more active role’ in policing the web. Facebook came under fire for not taking down the live-streaming of the Christchurch terror attack in New Zealand - which was viewed 4,000 times before it was removed - quickly enough. The Facebook founder said governments and regulators needed to play a ‘more active role’ in policing the web. In a statement published by The Washington Post, Mr Zuckerberg, 34, said: 'Every day, we make decisions about what speech is harmful, what constitutes political advertising, and how to prevent sophisticated cyberattacks. 'These are important for keeping our community safe. But if we were starting from scratch, we wouldn't ask companies to make these judgments alone,' he wrote. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (pictured in 2018) called for governments and regulators to update internet rules and be more active in policing the web More regulation over what constitutes harmful content could 'set a baseline' for what is prohibited and require companies to 'build systems for keeping harmful content to a bare minimum', he continued. Zuckerberg added that if governments and regulators played a more active role in policing the web, then 'by updating the rules for the Internet, we can preserve what’s best about it — the freedom for people to express themselves and for entrepreneurs to build new things — while also protecting society from broader harms'. He wrote that the four main areas that are most in need of new regulations are 'harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability'. While citing the fact that Facebook 'continually' reviews its policies for deciding what constitutes terrorist propaganda, hate speech and other forms of harmful content, Zuckerberg acknowledged that 'we'll always make mistakes and decisions that people disagree with'. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility