Brothers of Italy (FdI) leader
Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday that Web giants should be stripped
of their ability of limit what people say on social-media
platforms via their terms of service.
"I think, in an age when opinions travel prevalently on these
channels, it is absurd that one has to obey the diktats of the
owners of the platforms," Meloni said via Facebook.
"They claim the right to say what is right and what isn't, what
you can say and what you can't.
"Freedom of speech is a fundamental principle for us, not a
concession from the web giants.
"The same rules should apply on social media as on other news
media.
"Freedom of speech and transparency in the handling of our data
cannot be put into doubt.
"We proposed this in opposition and we will in government too".
Meloni is tipped to become Italy's first woman premier after
Sunday's general election.
The centre-right coalition had a big lead in the opinion polls,
with FdI the top party, before a pre-vote media blackout of
surveys kicked in.
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