A British parliamentary committee will reportedly recommend a "fake news" tax for websites like Facebook, as well as regulations making social media platforms legally responsible for users' content.
A leaked report from the U.K. Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee recommends sites like Facebook pay a tax to fund government initiatives to sort out misleading or harmful posts. The report is officially due out Sunday.
Up until now, social media sites largely haven't been responsible for user content. The report calls for sites like Facebook to be held to the same level of accountability as television and radio companies.
The report could cap a difficult week for Facebook. The company said Wednesday concerns over privacy and security-related changes could slow growth. That announcement sent Facebook's share value plummeting. The company lost roughly $120 billion in market value in just one day.
Correction: A previous version of this story said Facebook lost roughly $120 million in market value in just one day. It lost roughly $120 billion. This story has been updated.
